SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - This week is “Diaper Awareness Week.”

The Diaper Bank of the Ozarks helps to meet the needs of struggling families in the Ozarks. The organization distributes more than a million diapers every year across Southwest Missouri.

Diaper companies say it’s important to change a baby regularly. Doing so can prevent rashes, bladder infections, and exposure to bacteria. But the Diaper Bank’s program manager says when money is tight, families have to make tough decisions about where to make cuts.

“Diapers are one of those things that fall below the budget line when a family is struggling,” said Tranna Shaughnessy of the Ozarks Diaper Bank. “Choosing between rent, utilities, and diapers. So that leaves a child in a diaper longer than they should be, causing those health co

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