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Comparative Study
. 1998 Sep;88(9):1374-7.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.9.1374.

The effect of WIC participation on small-for-gestational-age births: Michigan, 1992

I B Ahluwalia  1 , V K Hogan, L Grummer-Strawn, W R Colville, A Peterson
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Comparative Study

The effect of WIC participation on small-for-gestational-age births: Michigan, 1992

I B Ahluwalia et al. Am J Public Health. 1998 Sep.

Abstract

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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