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WIC makes a difference

WIC participation significantly increases the number of women receiving adequate prenatal care.

WIC participation dramatically lowers infant mortality among Medicaid beneficiaries.

WIC improves the dietary intake of pregnant and postpartum women. It also improves weight gain in pregnant women.

WIC participation decreases the incidence of low birth weight and lowers pre-term births.

Benefits to Children
WIC participation lowers the rate of anemia among children ages 6 months to 5 years.

WIC significantly improves children's dietary intake of vitamins and nutrients such as iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, thiamine, protein, niacin, and vitamin B6.

4 and 5 year-olds who participated in WIC in early childhood have better vocabularies and digit memory scores than comparable children who did not participate in WIC.

WIC participation leads to higher rates of immunization against childhood disease.