Supply chain issues and rising material costs put parents in a tight spot during the pandemic.
defines diaper need as"the lack of a sufficient supply of diapers to keep an infant or child clean, dry and healthy" and notes that government programs, like food stamps and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children , do not provide funding for diapers.
“Supply chain issues and rising costs of material basic necessities disproportionately impact low-wage families and those living in poverty, and can lead to increased levels of diaper need," Joanne Samuel Goldblum, CEO and founder of the National Diaper Bank Network, toldBrinn Williams, a mom of three in Lincoln, Nebraska, spends between $28-$30 per box of 150 diapers. She estimates that she goes through about eight diapers a day for her 8-month-old daughter, Rebel.
"The bigger the size you get, the fewer diapers are in it," Williams told TODAY Parents, adding that diaper sizing goes by pounds."I guess companies assume they can hold their bladders longer ."
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