2020
Sri 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
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 bottleMonthsWomenMothers
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