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

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

National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Altanta, Ga 30341-3724, USA. iaa2@cdd.gov

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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