2025
Strategies for Improving Breastfeeding Rates: Perspectives of Public Health Staff
Colvin B, Cunningham M, Forbes E, Peguero C, Boguszewski K, Kiviniemi M, Hauck F, Moon R, Kellams A, Parker M, Colson E. Strategies for Improving Breastfeeding Rates: Perspectives of Public Health Staff. Pediatrics Open Science 2025, 1 DOI: 10.1542/pedsos.2024-000229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprove breastfeeding ratesBreastfeeding interventionsWIC staffBreastfeeding ratesFocus groupsSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramPublic health staff membersStaff membersSupplemental Nutrition ProgramPerspectives of facilitatorsHealth staff membersIncreasing social supportPublic health staffTiming of educationLeverage facilitatorsHealth staffThematic saturationNutrition ProgramSharing personal experiencesConstant comparisonSocial supportPromote breastfeedingTailored messagesAnticipatory guidanceQualitative methods
2024
State paid family leave policies and breastfeeding duration: cross-sectional analysis of 2021 national immunization survey-child
Rosenberg J, Nardella D, Shabanova V. State paid family leave policies and breastfeeding duration: cross-sectional analysis of 2021 national immunization survey-child. International Breastfeeding Journal 2024, 19: 37. PMID: 38796467, PMCID: PMC11128124, DOI: 10.1186/s13006-024-00646-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily leaveParental leave policiesLeave policiesSocial demographic characteristicsPolicyCross-sectional analysisUnited StatesNational Immunization Survey-ChildMedical leaveFamilyBreastfeeding ratesPromote breastfeedingSurveyed childrenStateBreastfeedingWorkforceLong-term health benefitsNationalBreastfeeding durationMixed feedPrevalence ratios
2022
Scaling up breastfeeding in England through the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative (BBF)
Merritt R, Kendall S, Eida T, Dykes F, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Scaling up breastfeeding in England through the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative (BBF). Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 19: e13443. PMID: 36330699, PMCID: PMC9835572, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreastfeeding environmentSustain breastfeedingEvidence-based processBreastfeeding ratesSpecialist servicesChild healthBreastfeedingMeasures MothersHealth professionalsPeer supportersClear recommendationsPublic healthLower scoresHealthBBF processHigher scoresFriendly InitiativeScoresData-driven recommendationsCost-effective activitiesContent analysis of breast milk substitutes marketing on Chinese e‐commerce platforms
Han S, Chen H, Wu Y, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Content analysis of breast milk substitutes marketing on Chinese e‐commerce platforms. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 18: e13332. PMID: 35213768, PMCID: PMC8932694, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impact of Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep Mobile Health Messaging on Breastfeeding and Bedsharing
Kellams A, Kerr SM, Moon RY, Hauck FR, Heeren T, Colson E, Parker MG, Rice F, Corwin MJ. The Impact of Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep Mobile Health Messaging on Breastfeeding and Bedsharing. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 22: 927-934. PMID: 35124281, PMCID: PMC9349472, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafe sleepImpact of breastfeedingInfant care practicesLower ratesLogistic regression modelsBirth hospitalDevelopment of interventionsBreastfeeding ratesClinical trialsBreastfeedingCare practicesMulti-ethnic sampleSecondary analysisHealth messagingSleepBedsharingMonthsMothersRegression modelsMHealthUS sampleBreastfeedersHospitalBedshareTrials
2021
Racial Disparities in Sustaining Breastfeeding in a Baby-Friendly Designated Southeastern United States Hospital: An Opportunity to Investigate Systemic Racism
Hemingway S, Forson-Dare Z, Ebeling M, Taylor SN. Racial Disparities in Sustaining Breastfeeding in a Baby-Friendly Designated Southeastern United States Hospital: An Opportunity to Investigate Systemic Racism. Breastfeeding Medicine 2021, 16: 150-155. PMID: 33539272, DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2020.0306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeBFHI implementationHospital breastfeedingRacial disparitiesPerinatal Information System databaseUnited States hospitalsBlack womenEvidence-based programsSustain breastfeedingMedical comorbiditiesU.S. academic centersHospital dischargePatient demographicsHospital InitiativeBreastfeeding ratesSustained breastfeedingInformation System databaseBreastfeedingAcademic centersState HospitalStandardized protocolHealth careBlack mothersLower ratesSystem database
2020
Breastfeeding and the origins of health: Interdisciplinary perspectives and priorities
Azad MB, Nickel NC, Bode L, Brockway M, Brown A, Chambers C, Goldhammer C, Hinde K, McGuire M, Munblit D, Patel AL, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Rasmussen KM, Shenker N, Young BE, Zuccolo L. Breastfeeding and the origins of health: Interdisciplinary perspectives and priorities. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 17: e13109. PMID: 33210456, PMCID: PMC7988860, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman milkLow breastfeeding ratesEvidence-based benefitsPersonal breastfeeding experienceImplementation science approachHM feedingBreastfeeding ratesDonor milkMultidisciplinary panelBreastfeeding experienceHM compositionBreastfeedingComplexity of breastfeedingHealth practitionersOrigins of healthPopulation healthHealth effectsKnowledge translationMethodological limitationsPriority research areasMilkHealthCommunity partnershipsConflicts of interestAdvocacy effortsEvaluating the effect of hospital setting on outcomes for neonatal abstinence syndrome
Grossman MR, Berkwitt AK, Osborn RR, Citarella BV, Hochreiter D, Bizzarro MJ. Evaluating the effect of hospital setting on outcomes for neonatal abstinence syndrome. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 40: 1483-1488. PMID: 32086436, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-0621-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal abstinence syndromeLength of stayAbstinence syndromeInpatient groupNICU groupCombination groupHospital costsInpatient unitGeneral inpatient floorEffect of hospitalImpact of hospitalDifferent hospital unitsMorphine treatmentSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeBreastfeeding ratesRetrospective studyStudy designWeInpatient floorHospital unitsStayNICUSyndromeHospitalOutcomes
2019
Impact of UNICEF’s Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counselling Package on Priority IYCF Practices in Nigeria (P16-038-19)
Lamstein S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Adeyemi S, Koniz-Booher P, Nanama S, Bégin F, Omotola B, Adebisi B, Kaligirwa C, Stammer E, Oni F. Impact of UNICEF’s Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counselling Package on Priority IYCF Practices in Nigeria (P16-038-19). Current Developments In Nutrition 2019, 3: 3131590. PMCID: PMC6574359, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz050.p16-038-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntervention local government areasCommunity infantsIYCF practicesCounselling packageExclusive breastfeeding ratesSupport group meetingsLocal Government AreaExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding ratesEarly initiationHealth workersHome visitsHousehold-level covariatesCommunity sensitizationSupportive supervisionBaseline surveyKaduna State MinistrySocioeconomic statusCommunity volunteersBreastfeedingInfantsCommunity workersIntervention planningLevel covariatesAdditional research
2018
Prenatal Exposure to Stressful Life Events and Infant Breastfeeding
Buck CO, Gjelsvik A, Vivier PM, Monteiro K, Amanullah S. Prenatal Exposure to Stressful Life Events and Infant Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine 2018, 13: 426-432. PMID: 29985635, DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal exposurePregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System dataMultivariable logistic regressionStressful life event exposureLife event exposureLife eventsComplex survey designInfant breastfeedingStressful life eventsBreastfeeding ratesRisk womenPostpartum womenInfant characteristicsAnticipatory guidanceImpact of exposurePrenatal stressSLEEmotional stressorsLogistic regressionEvent exposureBreastfeedingTraumatic stressorsExposureMonitoring System dataWomenBecoming Breastfeeding Friendly Index: Development and application for scaling‐up breastfeeding programmes globally
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Gubert MB, Doucet K, Meyers S, dos Santos Buccini G. Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Index: Development and application for scaling‐up breastfeeding programmes globally. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2018, 14: e12596. PMID: 29468832, PMCID: PMC6866061, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12596.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Lactation Advice through Texting Can Help: An Analysis of Intensity of Engagement via Two-Way Text Messaging
Martinez-Brockman JL, Harari N, Pérez-Escamilla R. Lactation Advice through Texting Can Help: An Analysis of Intensity of Engagement via Two-Way Text Messaging. Journal Of Health Communication 2017, 23: 40-51. PMID: 29236569, DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2017.1401686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExclusive breastfeeding statusLactation AdviceBreastfeeding statusSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramTwo-way text messagingExclusive breastfeeding ratesSupplemental Nutrition ProgramWeeks post partumSample of womenBinary logistic regressionBreastfeeding ratesPeer counseling programSingle strongest predictorMultivariable modelNutrition ProgramPost partumLogistic regressionPeer counselorsInnovative interventionsWomenIndependent researchersStrongest predictorText messagingWICDescriptive statisticsBreastfeeding and Exposure to Past, Current, and Neighborhood Violence
Holland ML, Thevenent-Morrison K, Mittal M, Nelson A, Dozier AM. Breastfeeding and Exposure to Past, Current, and Neighborhood Violence. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2017, 22: 82-91. PMID: 28766093, PMCID: PMC5764770, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-017-2357-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViolence exposureNeighborhood violenceRace/ethnicityForms of violenceSexual violenceLow-income postpartum womenPartner violenceViolence measuresLong-term health benefitsViolenceDuration of breastfeedingGroup of womenEthnic groupsBlack womenBreastfeeding ratesLatent class analysisPostpartum womenClass analysisBreastfeedingSurvival analysisUpstate New YorkSecondary analysisLogistic regressionWhite womenEthnicityFeasibility and acceptability of a text message intervention used as an adjunct tool by WIC breastfeeding peer counsellors: The LATCH pilot
Harari N, Rosenthal MS, Bozzi V, Goeschel L, Jayewickreme T, Onyebeke C, Griswold M, Perez‐Escamilla R. Feasibility and acceptability of a text message intervention used as an adjunct tool by WIC breastfeeding peer counsellors: The LATCH pilot. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2017, 14 PMID: 28766913, PMCID: PMC6866153, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast FeedingConnecticutFeasibility StudiesFemaleFocus GroupsFood AssistanceHumansMalePatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient Education as TopicPatient SatisfactionPeer InfluencePilot ProjectsPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdSocial SupportTelemedicineText MessagingWorkforceYoung AdultConceptsLactation AdviceEBF ratesControl armWeeks PPHr of deliveryExclusive breastfeeding ratesPeer counselorsText message interventionIntervention group mothersSupplemental Nutrition ProgramMulticentre trialPrimary outcomeTreat analysisWeeks' gestationFeasibility outcomesIntervention armBreastfeeding ratesTexting interventionUnlimited text messagingMessage interventionGroup mothersMothers' satisfactionNutrition ProgramPeer counselling programmeAdjunct tool
2009
Exclusive breastfeeding in Sri Lanka: problems of interpretation of reported rates
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, de Silva A. Exclusive breastfeeding in Sri Lanka: problems of interpretation of reported rates. International Breastfeeding Journal 2009, 4: 14. PMID: 19941654, PMCID: PMC2789039, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-4-14.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING RATES IN GHANA ARE NOT EXPLAINED BY VARIATIONS IN DHS INSTRUMENTS USED
Timpo O, Lartey A, Pérez‐Escamilla R. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING RATES IN GHANA ARE NOT EXPLAINED BY VARIATIONS IN DHS INSTRUMENTS USED. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a687-a687. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a687-c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Translating Knowledge into Practice: Un Ejemplo De Nutrición En Acción
Damio G, Escamilla R, Bermudez-Millan A, Stopka T, Gonzalez A, Segura-Péerz S, Rosario A, Himmelgreen D. Translating Knowledge into Practice: Un Ejemplo De Nutrición En Acción. Practicing Anthropology 2003, 25: 41-45. DOI: 10.17730/praa.25.3.r24277365813807l.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Effect of the maternity ward system on the lactation success of low-income urban Mexican women
Perez-Escamilla R, Segura-Millán S, Pollitt E, Dewey K. Effect of the maternity ward system on the lactation success of low-income urban Mexican women. Early Human Development 1992, 31: 25-40. PMID: 1486816, DOI: 10.1016/0378-3782(92)90012-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNUR groupFull breastfeeding ratePrenatal care variablesUrban Mexican womenPrevious breastfeeding experiencePotential confounding factorsFormula supplementationHospital stayVaginal deliveryHealthy infantsPrimiparous womenBreastfeeding ratesHealthy mothersBreastfeeding experienceCare variablesLactation successControl groupSurvival analysisConfounding factorsHospitalRoomingLactation performanceMexican womenWard systemNon-parametric survival analysis
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