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LBW
low birth weight
LHC
low head circumference
LGA
large for gestational age
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NHANES I-III
National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
NLSY
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
NMIHS
National Maternal and Infant Health Survey
NTD
neural tube defects
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
PC92
1992 WIC Participant and Program Characteristics
PedNSS
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System
PEM
protein energy malnutrition
PKU
phenylketonuria
PNSS
Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
PRAMS
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
RDA
Recommended Dietary Allowance
SGA
small for gestational age
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
WIC
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
