Breastfeeding Initiation by WIC Receipt After Formula Shortages in 2022

Marie E Thoma; Lindsay M Mallick; Leslie Hodges; Joanne Guthrie

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27081

Breastfeeding Initiation by WIC Receipt After Formula Shortages in 2022

JAMA. 2024 Feb 27;331(8):702-705. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.27081.

Authors

Marie E Thoma¹, Lindsay M Mallick¹, Leslie Hodges², Joanne Guthrie²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Science, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park.
² Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.

PMID: 38300534
PMCID: PMC10835604 (available on 2024-08-01)
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.27081

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study assesses differences in breastfeeding initiation trends between Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants and WIC-eligible nonparticipants before, during, and after the 2022 infant formula disruption.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Breast Feeding* / statistics & numerical data
Female
Food Assistance* / statistics & numerical data
Food, Formulated / supply & distribution
Humans
Infant
Infant Formula* / supply & distribution
United States / epidemiology