Association of Revised WIC Food Package With Perinatal and Birth Outcomes: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1706
Abstract: Importance The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves more than one-quarter of pregnant and postpartum women. In October 2009, the WIC food package underwent revisions to improve nutritional content. No… read more here.
Keywords: package; birth; food package; wic food ... See more keywords
New Opportunities for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in WIC: Review of WIC Food Packages, Improving Balance and Choice.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.04.007
Abstract: Although breastfeeding (BF) is the recommended way to feed infants, this may be difficult for the low-income women served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The 2017 recommended revisions… read more here.
Keywords: opportunities breastfeeding; food packages; wic food; new opportunities ... See more keywords
The effect of the 2009 WIC food package change on childhood obesity varies by gender and initial weight status in Los Angeles County
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DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12526
Abstract: To assess whether the effect of the 2009 women, infants, and children (WIC) food package change on obesity outcomes varies by initial weight status and gender. read more here.
Keywords: effect 2009; package change; food package; wic food ... See more keywords
A Quasi-Experimental Assessment of the Effect of the 2009 WIC Food Package Revisions on Breastfeeding Outcomes
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DOI: 10.3390/nu15020414
Abstract: Breastfeeding rates among infants participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are consistently lower than those of WIC nonparticipants. The 2009 WIC food package revisions were intended to incentivize… read more here.
Keywords: wic food; 2009 wic; wic; breastfeeding outcomes ... See more keywords