Panic buying has left stores and diaper banks empty of baby essentials as shutdowns and quarantines expand across the country.

Over 56 million families have lost income since March 13, and diaper banks are straining to fill the need.

'Living Paycheck to Paycheck, Living Diaper to Diaper'. Diaper need causes more anxiety than food or housing insecurity for some mothers.

A police bulletin seeking information on a man recorded shoplifting packages of diapers drew fresh attention to a continuing crisis of access to the product, according to the National Diaper Bank Network.