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Breastfeeding is not “free”. It’s time-intensive and laborious. It requires access to paid parental leave; protection for employees who nurse to access both a feeding room and time to pump; and breastfeeding education and free lactation consultants.
https://www.glamour.com/story/formula-shortage-breastfeeding-comments
Before formula was invented in the 1950s, babies who weren’t able to breastfeed would often die of illness or starvation.
@amydiehl and formula should not be a luxury in countries that consiser themselves "first-world." Just one among many races to the bottom.
"But, as always, blame [for not being able to breastfeed] is placed squarely on vulnerable parents, rather than the institutions that allow these issues to flourish."