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Resource | Research | Impacts/Evaluations Very Low Birthweight Among Medicaid Newborns in Five States: The Effects of Prenatal WIC Participation

This study is an analysis of very low birthweight among Medicaid newborns and the effect of prenatal WIC participation on the likelihood of very low birthweight.

03/01/1992
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-1992-0003 Breastfeeding Support During Certification and Food Package Issuance

We believe WIC staff need to provide additional support for breastfeeding at the time of certification and food package issuance in the following areas: providing complete information to participants on WIC benefits for breastfeeding women; resisting the distribution of unwanted infant formula to breastfeeding women; and, obtaining the cooperation of retailers in not redeeming unused infant formula for WIC participants.

WIC Policy Memorandum 92 -3
02/10/1992
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