New Opportunities for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in WIC: Review of WIC Food Packages, Improving Balance and Choice

Kathleen M. Rasmussen; Shannon E. Whaley; Rafael Pérez-Escamilla; A. Catharine Ross; Susan S. Baker; Tamera Hatfield; Marie E. Latulippe

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2017.04.007

New Opportunities for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in WIC: Review of WIC Food Packages, Improving Balance and Choice

Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Shannon E. Whaley, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, A. Catharine Ross, Susan S. Baker, Tamera Hatfield, Marie E. Latulippe

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Although breastfeeding (BF) is the recommended way to feed infants, this may be difficult for the low-income women served by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The 2017 recommended revisions to the WIC food packages provide substantial support to both exclusively and partially BF dyads, remove barriers to partial BF choices within the first 30 days postpartum, and increase flexibility in determining the amount of formula offered to partially breastfed infants. When combined with adequate support and tailored counseling, these changes are intended to make it easier for women served by WIC to choose to breastfeed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S197-S201.e1
Journal	Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume	49
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2017.04.007
State	Published - Jul 2017

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Nutrition and Dietetics

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