Association of Prenatal Participation in a Public Health Nutrition Program With Healthy Infant Weight Gain
Author(s) -
Lynn S. Edmunds,
Jackson P. Sekhobo,
Barbara A. Dennison,
Mary Ann Chiasson,
Howard H. Stratton,
Kirsten K. Davison
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301793
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , pregnancy , obstetrics , birth weight , confidence interval , weight gain , confounding , prenatal care , odds , gestational age , cohort study , gestation , pediatrics , population , logistic regression , body weight , environmental health , genetics , biology
We tested the hypothesis that early enrollment in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is associated with a reduced risk of rapid infant weight gain (RIWG).
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