Today, a growing number of food products are offered with functional ingredients, e.g., long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), prebiotics, and probiotics. These […]
Excessive weight gain in pregnancy not only increases health risks for the mother, but has been shown to increase the risks of obesity in children. Research indicates that a child […]
Provides many statistics in these areas: WIC helps reduce risk factors for infant mortality WIC’s role in prenatal and postnatal care Improving birth outcomes reduces healthcare costs
NWA urges all birthing hospitals and facilities adopt the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding to ensure delivery of high-quality care to all mothers and babies. In endorsing the Baby-Friendly Hospital […]
The Six Steps to Achieve Breastfeeding Goals for WIC Clinics is an integral part of the NWA National Breastfeeding Strategic Plan to assist agencies in improving and sustaining breastfeeding rates […]
NWA recognizes the ongoing commitment of WIC staff to improve and sustain breastfeeding rates. The Six Steps to Achieve Breastfeeding Goals for WIC Clinics is an integral part of the […]
Addresses these questions: Why Use Donor Human Milk Over Infant Formula? Who Receives Donor Milk? Is Donor Human Milk Safe? Why Support Banked Human Milk for WIC Mothers?
Part of the National WIC Association’s Social Media Starter Toolkit, this section provides questions and answers on subjects related to getting started with social media.
Part of the National WIC Association’s Social Media Starter Toolkit, this section provides some external websites that can help with designing social media posts (memes) for amateur designers and some […]
