2024
Critical research gaps in treating growth faltering in infants under 6 months: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Tomori C, O’Connor D, Ververs M, Orta-Aleman D, Paone K, Budhathoki C, Pérez-Escamilla R. Critical research gaps in treating growth faltering in infants under 6 months: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0001860. PMID: 38190356, PMCID: PMC10773941, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight gainHigh riskSystematic reviewInfant formulaChild health outcomesFull-text eligibilityGrowth falteringInclusion criteriaLactation supportModerate heterogeneityHealth outcomesInfantsSmall sample sizeStatistical differenceBangladeshi studyMonthsSupplemental milkSignificant differencesCOVID-19 pandemicInterventionHigh rateHigh attritionTrialsDF-100Eligibility
2021
Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Experiences Among Low-Income Women in the US: A Qualitative Evaluation
Rhodes E, Zahid M, Abuwala N, Damio G, LaPlant H, Trymbulak W, Crummett C, Surprenant R, Pérez-Escamilla R. Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Experiences Among Low-Income Women in the US: A Qualitative Evaluation. Current Developments In Nutrition 2021, 5: 5140806. PMCID: PMC8181473, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzab046_103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer counselorsLow-income minority womenGood quality counselingWorld Health Organization QualityCommunity health workersInfant feeding decisionsHealth Organization QualityLow-income womenPeer counseling programBreast milkYear postpartumBreastfeeding servicesNewborn healthBreastfeeding informationHealth workersOrganization QualityLactation managementQuality counselingPeer counselingInfant formulaW.K. Kellogg FoundationCare frameworkPositive experiencesWomenFeeding decisions
2020
Determinants of Breastfeeding Among Mexican Women with Higher Education Working in a Private University
García-Appendini I, Vilar-Compte M, Ortiz-Vázquez L, Pérez-Escamilla R. Determinants of Breastfeeding Among Mexican Women with Higher Education Working in a Private University. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa054_063. PMCID: PMC7257527, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree infant formulaExclusive breastfeeding durationBreastfeeding durationExclusive breastfeedingInfant formulaBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeMexican womenPrivate hospitalsDeterminants of breastfeedingC-section deliveryYoung offspringCross-sectional studyYears of ageGroup of womenMothers 18Methods RetrospectiveBreastfeeding outcomesHospital InitiativeRegression modelsBreastfeeding practicesMaternity hospitalBaby's lifeHospitalSociodemographic characteristicsBreastfeedingSri Lanka; The First Ever Only “Green Nation” in the World for Breastfeeding; Yet Lessons to Learn Through Exploring Maternal Perspectives
Agampodi T, Dharmasoma N, Dissanayaka T, Koralagedara I, Warnasekara J, Agampodi S, Pérez-Escamilla R. Sri Lanka; The First Ever Only “Green Nation” in the World for Breastfeeding; Yet Lessons to Learn Through Exploring Maternal Perspectives. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa054_001. PMCID: PMC7257544, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExclusive breast feedingWorld Breastfeeding Trends InitiativeCesarean sectionInfant formulaDemand feedingChild welfare clinicsBreast feedingHealthy infantsEBF practiceBreast milkWeeks postpartumInadequate milkHealth staffWard environmentMaternal stressMaternal perceptionChild birthMaternal worryMonthsMothers' perceptionsPoor positioningMothersSecond occasionBreastfeedingPain
2014
Risk factors for prelacteal feedings in seven Latin America and Caribbean countries: a multilevel analysis (131.7)
Boccolini C, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Risk factors for prelacteal feedings in seven Latin America and Caribbean countries: a multilevel analysis (131.7). The FASEB Journal 2014, 28 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.131.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrelacteal feedingDays of lifeRisk factorsBreast milkIndependent risk factorHigher maternal educational levelPotential risk factorsMaternal educational levelCesarean deliveryHospital deliveryHealth SurveyInfant formulaLower likelihoodBinomial regressionEducational levelPrevalenceGrant funding sourcesFeedingBiocultural factorsMilkDaysRandom effectsDeliveryPrelactealsFactors
2009
Body self‐esteem and formula use in the first 24 hours postpartum among low‐income, obese Latinas
Chapman D, Wetzel K, Bermudez‐Millan A, Damio G, Kyer N, Young S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Body self‐esteem and formula use in the first 24 hours postpartum among low‐income, obese Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 546.2-546.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.546.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPartial breastfeedingBody esteem scoresRisk factorsOnly significant risk factorBivariate analysisPeer counseling interventionMedical record reviewSignificant risk factorsInfant feeding practicesDay 1 postpartumLogistic regression modelsObese womenPuerto Rican womenRecord reviewDay 1BreastfeedingFeeding practicesMultivariate analysisInfant formulaCounseling interventionWomenRegression modelsSugar waterScoresSignificant variables
1992
Neonatal feeding patterns and reports of insufficient milk among low‐income urban Mexican mothers
Perez‐Escamilla R, Mejia L, Dewey K. Neonatal feeding patterns and reports of insufficient milk among low‐income urban Mexican mothers. Ecology Of Food And Nutrition 1992, 27: 91-102. DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1992.9991231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsufficient milkHospital dischargeLow-income Mexican womenHealthy term infantsDays PPPublic maternity hospitalHome 8Supplementary bottlesFeeding patternsFull breastfeedingPrenatal visitTerm infantsMaternity hospitalHealth workersHigh incidenceHospital staffFormula usePrevious childMexican womenInfant formulaHospital environmentWomenBreastfeedingHospitalInfants