baby formula

People who receive nutrition benefits in North Carolina now have more flexibility in buying baby formula. Limits are now waived, as a nationwide shortage drags on.

Empty store shelves. Frustrated parents. The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.

As parents scramble to find scarce baby formula and the government races to boost production and imports, some advocates say the U.S. should do more to encourage breastfeeding.

Public health officials offer advice for families struggling to find formula.