Although the United States dramatically decreased over the past few decades, it still ranks high compared to many other countries (Tanner, 2006). Although it may appear that race is the deciding factor in infant mortality, the real factor is income level. Those individuals facing poverty are less likely to seek those programs available to the underprivileged to aid in prenatal care and parenting education.
The United States has many programs available to assist in the educational and nutritional needs of the under-privileged; however, they may not be readily accessible to the individual for a variety of reasons. Those mothers with an insufficient level of education are less likely to seek such programs no matter how available.
WIC, Women, Infants, Children, is a well planned program to aid poor pregnant women and parents of children under five with their nutritional needs. The WIC program was designed to ensure that those women and children receive nutritious food and......
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