2024
Experiences of breastfeeding peer counseling among women with low incomes in the US: a qualitative evaluation
Rhodes E, Zahid M, Abuwala N, Damio G, LaPlant H, Crummett C, Surprenant R, Pérez-Escamilla R. Experiences of breastfeeding peer counseling among women with low incomes in the US: a qualitative evaluation. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2024, 24: 120. PMID: 38336607, PMCID: PMC10854050, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-06213-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of care frameworkPeer counselorsWorld Health OrganizationIn-depth interviewsCare frameworkBreastfeeding counselingEmotional supportPositive experiences of careLow-incomePurposive sample of womenWomen's infant feeding decisionsWorld Health Organization QualityMaternity care continuumExperience of carePositive experiencesWomen's individual needsWell-being of womenSocio-economically diverse sampleInfant feeding decisionsReflexive thematic analysisSample of womenPeer counseling programExperience of counsellingCare continuumNewborn health
2023
Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world
Pérez-Escamilla R, Tomori C, Hernández-Cordero S, Baker P, Barros A, Bégin F, Chapman D, Grummer-Strawn L, McCoy D, Menon P, Neves P, Piwoz E, Rollins N, Victora C, Richter L, Group 2. Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world. The Lancet 2023, 401: 472-485. PMID: 36764313, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01932-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrelacteal feedsCommercial milk formulaWHO International CodeInitiation of breastfeedingBreast-milk substitutesMilk insufficiencyInsufficient milkBreastfeeding outcomesMiddle-income countriesOptimal breastfeedingCommon reasonMulticomponent interventionMilk formulaBreastfeedingHealth professionalsBaby's behaviorConcerns of parentsSeries paperFirst hourNeonatesSocioecological modelInterventionPopulation levelInsufficiencyBreast
2021
Population‐based approaches for monitoring the nurturing care environment for early childhood development: A scoping review
Pedroso J, dos Anjos Coelho Kubo S, Silva PO, de Castro G, Pimentel JL, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Gubert MB, Buccini G. Population‐based approaches for monitoring the nurturing care environment for early childhood development: A scoping review. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2021, 18: e13276. PMID: 34738316, PMCID: PMC8968941, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13276.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Reframing the early childhood obesity prevention narrative through an equitable nurturing approach
Skouteris H, Bergmeier HJ, Berns SD, Betancourt J, Boynton‐Jarrett R, Davis MB, Gibbons K, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Story M. Reframing the early childhood obesity prevention narrative through an equitable nurturing approach. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 17: e13094. PMID: 33067918, PMCID: PMC7729646, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesity preventionWorld Health OrganizationChildhood obesityObesity preventionCare approachAge 5 yearsRace/ethnicityAdverse child experiencesObesity developmentHigher-quality mother–child (but not father–child) interactionsChild development outcomesDrivers of undernutritionMother-child dyadsObesityHolistic life course approachSocial determinantsCare frameworkHealth OrganizationLife course approachAge 5Mother-child interactionUndernutritionRecognition of racismPreventionPrevention narrativesFood insecurity measurement and prevalence estimates during the COVID-19 pandemic in a repeated cross-sectional survey in Mexico
Gaitán-Rossi P, Vilar-Compte M, Teruel G, Pérez-Escamilla R. Food insecurity measurement and prevalence estimates during the COVID-19 pandemic in a repeated cross-sectional survey in Mexico. Public Health Nutrition 2020, 24: 412-421. PMID: 33050968, PMCID: PMC7653232, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020004000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional surveyCaribbean Food Security ScaleRepeated cross-sectional surveyCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 lockdownFood insecurity prevalenceFood Security ScaleGeneral populationFood insecurityPrevalence estimatesSocio-economic statusMonthly prevalenceTelephone modalityTelephone surveyConcurrent validityPhone surveyCOVID‐19 and maternal and child food and nutrition insecurity: a complex syndemic
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Cunningham K, Moran VH. COVID‐19 and maternal and child food and nutrition insecurity: a complex syndemic. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e13036. PMID: 32458574, PMCID: PMC7267083, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development
Richter LM, Daelmans B, Lombardi J, Heymann J, Boo FL, Behrman JR, Lu C, Lucas JE, Perez-Escamilla R, Dua T, Bhutta ZA, Stenberg K, Gertler P, Darmstadt GL, Committee P. Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development. The Lancet 2016, 389: 103-118. PMID: 27717610, PMCID: PMC5880532, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31698-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung childrenEarly childhood developmentAdditional risk factorsChildhood developmentPregnant womenLong-term benefitsRisk factorsNutrition servicesElevated riskEarly child developmentEarly interventionHolistic needsChildrenInterventionHealthCareAdult incomePoor developmentNational programPolitical prioritisationChild developmentFeasible programLife course
2011
Acculturative type is associated with breastfeeding duration among low‐income Latinas
Chapman DJ, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Acculturative type is associated with breastfeeding duration among low‐income Latinas. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2011, 9: 188-198. PMID: 21787375, PMCID: PMC3275689, DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00344.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2010, 7: 421-430. PMID: 20735732, PMCID: PMC3008302, DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00266.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income pregnant LatinasPrenatal depressive symptomsPregnant LatinasHousehold food insecurityDepressive symptomsPrenatal depressionRisk factorsEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleIndependent risk factorFood-secure womenUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleCross-sectional studyHistory of depressionHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleThird of participantsFood insecurityIndependent associationDepression riskDepression ScaleFair healthLogistic regressionSymptomsEPDSUSA study
2007
Psychometric properties of a modified US-household food security survey module in Campinas, Brazil
Melgar-Quinonez H, Nord M, Perez-Escamilla R, Segall-Correa A. Psychometric properties of a modified US-household food security survey module in Campinas, Brazil. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2007, 62: 665-673. PMID: 17440521, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602760.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Food Stamps Are Associated with Food Security and Dietary Intake of Inner-City Preschoolers from Hartford, Connecticut
Pérez-Escamilla R, Ferris A, Drake L, Haldeman L, Peranick J, Campbell M, Peng Y, Burke G, Bernstein B. Food Stamps Are Associated with Food Security and Dietary Intake of Inner-City Preschoolers from Hartford, Connecticut. Journal Of Nutrition 2000, 130: 2711-2717. PMID: 11053511, DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.11.2711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary intakeMicronutrient intakeFS groupEnergy-adjusted intakesFood frequency questionnaireSupplemental Food ProgramIron/dFood Stamp ProgramFood stampsNFS groupInner-city preschoolersFrequency questionnaireWIC benefitsLow-income childrenAverage ageMultivariate analysisFood stamp useVitamin BIntakeSocioeconomic statusDemographic characteristicsNutrition situationHunger scaleLow-income preschoolersChildren
1998
A comparison of the nutritional status and food security of drug‐using and non‐drug‐using Hispanic women in Hartford, Connecticut
Himmelgreen D, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Segura‐Millán S, Romero‐Daza N, Tanasescu M, Singer M. A comparison of the nutritional status and food security of drug‐using and non‐drug‐using Hispanic women in Hartford, Connecticut. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 1998, 107: 351-361. PMID: 9821498, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199811)107:3<351::aid-ajpa10>3.0.co;2-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug usersNutritional statusAnthropometric measurementsLow-income Puerto Rican womenInner-city HartfordFood frequency questionnairePoor nutritional statusTreatment drug usersFrequency of consumptionSweets/dessertsPuerto Rican femalesFrequency questionnaireFood insecurePuerto Rican womenNutrition interventionsDrug treatmentHispanic womenDrug useStudy participantsUsual weekConvenience sampleFormer groupLatter groupWomenStatusPrenatal and Perinatal Factors Associated with Breast-Feeding Initiation among Inner-City Puerto Rican Women
PÉREZ-ESCAMILLA R, HIMMELGREEN D, SEGURA-MILLÁN S, GONZÁLEZ A, FERRIS A, DAMIO G, BERMÚDEZ-VEGA A. Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Associated with Breast-Feeding Initiation among Inner-City Puerto Rican Women. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 1998, 98: 657-663. PMID: 9627623, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(98)00150-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding initiationInner-city HartfordLatino womenLow-income Latino womenMultivariate logistic regression modelSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramHigh birth weightSupplemental Nutrition ProgramBreast-feeding counsellingChi 2 analysisBackward stepwise elimination procedureLogistic regression modelsHispanic Health CouncilWeight infantsPerinatal factorsPuerto Rican womenRetrospective studyBirth weightMaternal residenceStepwise elimination procedurePuerto Rican populationMultivariate analysisNutrition ProgramPostpartum supportHealth programs
1997
The effectiveness of a hospital-based program to promote exclusive breast-feeding among low-income women in Brazil.
Lutter C, Perez-Escamilla R, Segall A, Sanghvi T, Teruya K, Wickham C. The effectiveness of a hospital-based program to promote exclusive breast-feeding among low-income women in Brazil. American Journal Of Public Health 1997, 87: 659-63. PMID: 9146449, PMCID: PMC1380850, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.87.4.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding promotion programsControl hospitalsProgram hospitalsPromotion programsBreast-feeding historyMultivariate survival analysisHospital-based programLow-income womenSimilar demographic characteristicsMaternal recallHospital programSurvival analysisHospitalProspective designDemographic characteristicsWomen
1995
Infant bottle propping among a low-income urban population in Mexico.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Segura-Millán S, Dewey K. Infant bottle propping among a low-income urban population in Mexico. Bulletin Of The Pan American Health Organization 1995, 29: 138-46. PMID: 7640692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsLow-income urban populationMultivariate logistic regressionMonths of lifeLow socioeconomic statusFormula feedingHealthy infantsBreast milkMonths postpartumFemale infantComplete weaningInfantsLogistic regressionPossible health risksPublic hospitalsUrban womenHospitalMother's partnerSocioeconomic statusWeeksYoung mothersInfant's bottleMonthsWomenMothersMaternal anthropometric status and lactation performance in a low-income Honduran population: evidence for the role of infants
Pérez-Escamilla R, Cohen R, Brown K, Rivera L, Canahuati J, Dewey K. Maternal anthropometric status and lactation performance in a low-income Honduran population: evidence for the role of infants. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1995, 61: 528-534. PMID: 7872216, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/61.3.528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal anthropometric statusBirth weightMilk energy densityAnthropometric statusMilk volumeMaternal body mass indexBreast milk volumeInfant birth weightBody mass indexLow-income womenMass indexBreast milkComplementary feedingInfant characteristicsInfant energySelf-regulate intakeEnergy intakeMultivariate analysisOptimal timingSolid foodLactation performanceRole of infantGroup assignmentSignificant predictorsIntake
1994
Factors Associated with Perceived Insufficient Milk in a Low-Income Urban Population in Mexico 1 , 2
Segura-Millán S, Dewey K, Perez-Escamilla R. Factors Associated with Perceived Insufficient Milk in a Low-Income Urban Population in Mexico 1 , 2. Journal Of Nutrition 1994, 124: 202-212. PMID: 8308569, DOI: 10.1093/jn/124.2.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsufficient milkMaternal educationPerceived Insufficient MilkPrenatal care variablesHealthy term infantsLow-income urban populationInfant feeding experiencesFormula supplementationTerm infantsBreast-fedSore nipplesVaginal deliveryHealthy mothersMo postpartumCare variablesSurvival analysisMultivariate analysisPrevious childHospitalLogistic regressionEarly introductionWomenInfantsFeeding experienceWk
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