Highlights
- •The infant formula shortage of 2022 affected infant feeding choices.
- •Breastfeeding rates significantly increased during the formula shortage.
- •It is uncertain whether increased breastfeeding rates will be sustainable.
- •The Theory of Planned Behavior helps understand infant feeding decisions.
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Approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board at which the investigators are employed. The owners of both pediatric practices also obtained approval to implement the project. Confidentiality was maintained. All data were deidentified before conducting the analysis.
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
