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WIC blood work requirements

Massachusetts Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program guidelines
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Requirements

WIC follows the CDC recommended schedule for preventing and controlling iron-deficiency anemia in high-risk populations. WIC's blood work requirements are:

  • Pregnant women: as early as possible in the current pregnancy
  • Postpartum women: once during the postpartum period, ideally within 6 weeks after delivery
  • Infants: between 9 and 13 months
  • Children: between 15 and 18 months and, thereafter, every 12 months if blood values are normal, every 6 months if values are low

Contact   for WIC blood work requirements

Online

Email Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Program: Email Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Program at wicinfo.dph@massmail.state.ma.us
Call Local WIC Office: WIC Information for Participants 
Or email Local WIC Office (XLSX): WIC-Local-Program-Email-Addresses.xlsx 

Phone

Call Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Program at (800) 942-1007

Monday through Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. If you hear a recording, please leave a message with your name and telephone number. You can also call your Local WIC Office directly. All local programs are answering phones and/or returning messages.

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