WIC Participation

Association of Prenatal Participation in a Public Health Nutrition Program With Healthy Infant Weight Gain

The results demonstrate that prenatal WIC participation is associated with reduced risk of RIWG between birth and age 1 year.

Associations Between Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, and Postpartum Health in a Predominantly Hispanic WIC Population

Many women exhibited postpartum risk factors for future adverse health events, including overweight or obesity (62.3%), depressive symptoms (27.5%), and no folic acid supplementation (65.5%). Most characteristics did not differ significantly between mothers of preterm infants and full-term infants or between mothers of low birth weight and normal birth weight infants.

Infant Mortality and Race in Kansas: Associations with Women, Infants, and Children Services

Differences in education levels between mothers affected infant mortality to a greater degree than WIC program participation alone in the analysis. The infant mortality rate for black and Hispanic mothers was lower for WIC program participants. The WIC program may be beneficial for reducing infant mortality racial disparities but program participation should be expanded to affect maternal health disparities at the population level

Breastfeeding Is Associated With Higher Retention in WIC After Age 1

Mothers who engaged in any type of breastfeeding from 6-12 months were more likely than other mothers to recertify their children in WIC.

A Whooping Cough Education Module for WIC Clients in Utah

WIC clients were made to participate in a whooping cough education model, learning was evaluted using a pre and post test, clients indicated that they were more likely to vaccinate themselves and the child after the model