The Changing Association between Prenatal Participation in WIC and Birth Outcomes in New York City

Author: Ted Joyce, Diane Gibson, Silvie Colman Publisher: Institute for Research on Poverty Publication: Document Date:                  May 2005 Category: Children > Infant/Child Mortality Related Categories: Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition) Children > Health Services   This paper examines the effect of prenatal participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on birth outcomes in New York from 1988 to 2001.  Its findings suggest that this program has little effect on poor birth outcomes.   Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link