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Formula Crisis Forcing Parents to Risk Everything | Leeds News
Parents in Wales are facing a heartbreaking crisis as soaring infant formula costs push them into dangerous, unsafe feeding practices — with nearly 40% admitting to risky tactics like reusing formula or watering it down just to stretch their budgets. Many are drowning in debt, some even resorting to shoplifting, while almost every parent reports severe mental health strain. With prices climbing as much as 45% in two years and breastfeeding support lacking, families feel trapped, guilty, and heartbroken — researchers now urgently call for systemic support to protect both babies and parents…
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