The baby formula shortage in the U.S. is negatively impacting some food banks and pantries that serve lower-income clients. Derrick Williams, operations manager for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina in Raleigh, N.C., said its food bank is "definitely being impacted" by the shortage. Meanwhile, a pediatrician warns parents against trying to make their own infant formula at home.
Amid today's baby formula shortage, Sarah Adams, M.D., FAAP, a pediatrician at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio, urged parents and caregivers against giving their infants homemade formula. Here's why.