The effect of WIC participation on small-for-gestational-age births: Michigan, 1992.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
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. 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. Odds ratios for small-for-gestational-age birth decreased with increasing length of enrollment in WIC. Enrollment in WIC is associated with a lower prevalence of small-for-gestational-age deliveries.
Medical subject headings
- Food Services
- Infant, Small for Gestational Age
- Maternal Health Services