WIC Breastfeeding Policy Inventory

Breastfeeding promotion and support is a core component of the nutrition services provided by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The objectives of this study were to describe a census of state and local WIC agencies’ policies and practices to promote breastfeeding; the breastfeeding measures that agencies collect and report; and the data systems used to store and report that information. The study also used paradata to assess the WIC Breastfeeding Policy Inventory survey instrument as an ongoing data collection tool for program monitoring and improvement.