WIC Risk Criteria

101 - Underweight (Women)

103 - Underweight or At Risk of Becoming Underweight (Infants & Children)

111 - Overweight (Women)

113 - Obese (Children 2-5 Years of Age)

114 - Overweight or At Risk of Overweight (Infants & Children)

115 - High Weight-for-Length (Infants & Children <24 Months of Age)

121 - Short Stature or At Risk of Short Stature (Infants and Children)

131 - Low Maternal Weight Gain

133 - High Maternal Weight Gain

134 - Failure to Thrive

135 - Slowed/Faltering Growth Pattern

141 - Low Birth Weight

142 - Preterm or Early Term Delivery

Attachment A: Calculating Gestation Adjusted Age

Guidelines for Growth Charts and Gestational Age Adjustment for Low Birth Weight and Very Low Birth Weight Infants

151 - Small for Gestational Age

152 - Low Head Circumference

153 - Large for Gestational Age

201 - Low Hematocrit/Low Hemoglobin

211 - Elevated Blood Lead Levels

301 - Hyperemesis Gravidarum

302 - Gestational Diabetes

303 - History of Gestational Diabetes

304 - History of Preeclampsia (PDF)

311 - History of Preterm or Early Term Delivery

312 - History of Low Birth Weight

321 - History of Spontaneous Abortion, Fetal or Neonatal Loss

331 - Pregnancy at a Young Age

332 - Short Interpregnancy Interval

333 - High Parity and Young Age

334 - Lack of Adequate Prenatal Care

335 - Multifetal Gestation

336 - Fetal Growth Restriction

337 - History of Birth of a Large for Gestational Age Infant

338 - Pregnant Woman Currently Breastfeeding (PDF)

339 - History of Birth with Nutrition Related Congenital or Birth Defect

341 - Nutrient Deficiency or Disease

342 - Gastro-Intestinal Disorders

343 - Diabetes Mellitus

344 - Thyroid Disorders

345 - Hypertension and Prehypertension (PDF)

346 - Renal Disease

347 - Cancer

348 - Central Nervous System Disorders

349 - Genetic and Congenital Disorders

351- Inborn Errors of Metabolism

352A - Infectious Diseases - Acute

352B - Infectious Diseases - Chronic

353 - Food Allergies

354 - Celiac Disease

355 - Lactose Intolerance

356 - Hypoglycemia

357 - Drug-Nutrient Interactions (PDF)

358 - Eating Disorders

359 - Recent Major Surgery, Physical Trauma, Burns

360 - Other Medical Conditions

361 - Depression

362 - Developmental, Sensory or Motor Disabilities Interfering with the Ability to Eat

363 - Pre-Diabetes

371 - Maternal Smoking

372 - Alcohol and Substance Use

381 - Oral Health Conditions

382 - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (PDF)

383 - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

401 - Failure to Meet Dietary Guidelines for Americans

411 - Inappropriate Nutrition Practices for Infants

425 - Inappropriate Nutrition Practices for Children

427 - Inappropriate Nutrition Practices for Women

428 - Dietary Risk Associated with Complementary Feeding Practices

501 - Possibility of Regression

502 - Transfer of Certification

601 - Breastfeeding Mother of Infant at Nutritional Risk

602 - Breastfeeding Complications or Potential Complications (Women)

603 - Breastfeeding Complications (Infants)

701 - Infant Up to 6 Months Old of WIC Mother, or of a Woman Who Wopd Have Been Eligible during Pregnancy

702 - Breastfeeding Infant of Woman at Nutritional Risk

801 - Homelessness

802 - Migrancy

901 - Recipient of Abuse

902 - Woman, or Infant/Child of Primary Caregiver with Limited Ability to Make Feeding Decisions and/or Prepare Food

903 - Foster Care

904 - Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure