The Effect of WIC Participation on Small-for-gestational-age Births: Michigan, 1992
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Objective: This study examined the relationship between enrollment in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and delivery of small-for-gestational-age infants.
Methods: WIC records were linked with birth certificates for 1992 full-term births; 41,234 WIC records and 18,34 non-WIC records were identified. Length of participation was defined by gestational age at enrollment. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between WIC participation and small-for-gestational-age births.
Results: Odds ratios for small-for-gestational-age birth decreased with increasing length of enrollment in WIC.
Conclusions: Enrollment in WIC is associated with a lower prevalence of small-for-gestational-age deliveries.
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