Breastfeeding Initiation Trends by Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Participation and Race/Ethnicity Among Medicaid Births.

Annual birth certificate data provide detailed information for monitoring trends and disparities in breastfeeding initiation by prenatal WIC status. These findings can inform WIC and maternal child health program efforts to improve breastfeeding promotion for populations with low-income and racial/ethnic groups.