Association Between WIC Enrollment During Pregnancy and Low Birth Weight Outcomes in Connecticut

Since implementation of the first statewide Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in Vermont in 1974 (1), disadvantaged pregnant women and young children have been eligible for food supplements and other nutritional services. Nearly 50% of all women in the nation who give birth now receive support from the WIC program. The intention of the federal program is to enhance infant health and development with food supplements to women during pregnancy and to young children after birth. These supplements are provided monthly, historically as coupons, and allow free access to foods such as cereal, milk, eggs, cheese, vitamin C-enriched juices, legumes, carrots and peanut Association Between WIC Enrollment During Pregnancy and Low Birth Weight Outcomes in Connecticut