Viviana Vargas was worried after her son Mathias was born in
April last year. The 30-year-old Venezuelan mother wasn’t able to breastfeed
him sufficiently due to stress and other problems, so the 6-pound baby was on
the verge of malnutrition. She and her husband began to look for infant
formula, which is pricey and scarce in Venezuela. They found out that a
14-ounce can of powdered formula, good for a week at most, would cost about
twice the monthly minimum wage at the time — about 6 million bolívares or $3 on
foreign currency black markets. More… 
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
As the price of baby formula in Venezuela soars, moms turn to each other for help
Viviana Vargas was worried after her son Mathias was born in
April last year. The 30-year-old Venezuelan mother wasn’t able to breastfeed
him sufficiently due to stress and other problems, so the 6-pound baby was on
the verge of malnutrition. She and her husband began to look for infant
formula, which is pricey and scarce in Venezuela. They found out that a
14-ounce can of powdered formula, good for a week at most, would cost about
twice the monthly minimum wage at the time — about 6 million bolívares or $3 on
foreign currency black markets. More… 
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