The impact of prenatal WIC participation on infant mortality and racial disparities

I. Khanani, J. Elam, R. Hearn, C. Jones and N. Maseru

American Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 100, issue S1, S204-S209

Abstract: Objectives. We assessed the value of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services as a public health intervention seeking to improve birth outcomes and reduce racial disparities. Methods. We compared the infant mortality rate (IMR) per 1000 live births and percentage of preterm births overall and by race for prenatal WIC versus nonWIC participants in Hamilton County, Ohio, from 2005 to 2008. Results. The IMR was lower for WIC participants than for non-WIC participants (8.0 vs 10.6; P=.04). For African Americans, the IMR of WIC participants was much lower than that of non-WIC participants (9.6 vs 21.0; P

Date: 2010
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