| Titre : | Prenatal WIC Is Associated with Increased Birth Weight of Infants Born in the United States with Immigrant Mothers (2022) |
| Auteurs : | Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba ; Mediatrix Mbamalu ; Allison Bovell-Ammon ; Maureen M. Black ; Diana B. Cutts ; Félice Lê-Scherban ; Sharon M. Coleman ; Eduardo R. Ochoa ; Timothy C. Heeren ; Ana Poblacion ; Megan Sandel ; Charlotte Bruce ; Lindsey J. Rateau ; Deborah A. Frank |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics (Vol. 122, n°8, August 2022) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 1514-1524.e4 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Assistance alimentaire ; Emigrants et immigrants ; Enfant (6-12 ans) ; Enfant d'âge préscolaire (2-5 ans) ; Femmes ; Parturition ; Soutien nutritionnel |
| Mots-clés: | santé maternelle et infantile |
| Résumé : | Background The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) improves health outcomes for participating mothers and children. Recent immigration policy changes increased chilling effects on WIC access and utilization. Associations between WIC participation and neonatal outcomes among infants born to immigrant parents?23% of all births in the United States?are understudied. Objective Our aim was to examine relationships between prenatal participation in WIC and birth weight among infants of income-eligible immigrant mothers. Design The study design was repeat cross-sectional in-person surveys. Participants/setting Participants were 9,083 immigrant mothers of publicly insured or uninsured US-born children younger than 48 months accessing emergency departments or primary care in Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Little Rock, AR; Minneapolis, MN; and Philadelphia, PA interviewed from 2007 through 2017. Main outcome measures Outcomes were mean birth weight (in grams) and low birth weight ( |
| Disponible en ligne : | Oui |
| En ligne : | https://login.ezproxy.vinci.be/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212267222000727 |
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