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100	1		_aJOYCE, Ted _95325
245	1	0	_aReassessing the WIC effect : _bevidence from the pregnancy nutrition surveillance system
260			_aHoboken, NJ : _bWiley Periodicals, _cSpring 2008
520	3		_aRecent analyses differ on how effective the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is at improving infant health. We use data from nine states that participate in the Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System to address limitations in previous work. With information on the mother's timing of WIC enrollment, we test whether greater exposure to WIC is associated with less smoking, improved weight gain during pregnancy, better birth outcomes, and greater likelihood of breastfeeding. Our results suggest that much of the often reported association between WIC and lower rates of preterm birth is likely spurious, the result of gestational age bias. We find modest effects of WIC on fetal growth, inconsistent associations between WIC and smoking, limited associations with gestational weight gain, and some relationship with breastfeeding. A WIC effect exists, but on fewer margins and with less impact than has been claimed by policy analysts and advocates. © 2008 by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
700	1		_aRACINE, Andrew _935067
700	1		_aYUNZAL-BUTLER, Cristina _935068
773	0	8	_tJournal of policy analysis and management _g27, 2, p. 277-303 _dHoboken, NJ : Wiley Periodicals, Spring 2008 _xISSN 02768739 _w
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