Babies whose mothers participated in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children during pregnancy had reduced odds of being born preterm, as well as a 36.6% lower mortality rate during the first year of life, compared with those whose mothers weren't given WIC benefits, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. The findings were based on data involving infants born to more than 11 million women from 2011 to 2017.