Abstract
In 2011, changes to the specific type, timing, and amount of food benefits to mothers in the WIC program were rolled out nationwide. These were the first substantive changes since 1980 and were designed to increase breastfeeding initiation rates and extend breastfeeding duration among WIC program participants. Effectiveness of the program changes have been mixed and variable by geographic area of the U.S., however. In Michigan, breastfeeding duration has not increased. This analysis examines the implementation of the national policy change at the state level for Michigan and suggests additions to program to specifically target duration breastfeeding by Michigan mothers.
Recommended Citation
MacQuillan, Elizabeth L.
(2016)
"Analysis of Policy Changes Aimed at Breastfeeding Promotion as Part of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Making It Work For Michigan,"
Michigan Journal of Public Health: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/mjph/vol8/iss1/5