2022
Latina Women’s Experiences With Health Facility Breastfeeding Care: Implications for Quality Improvement
Rhodes E, Vicente G, Morales S, Brown L, Duffany K, VanderWoude E, Pérez-Escamilla R. Latina Women’s Experiences With Health Facility Breastfeeding Care: Implications for Quality Improvement. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 707. PMCID: PMC9194250, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLactation consultantsCare experiencesPrenatal visitLatina womenMost womenPrimary care servicesQuality improvement interventionsPostpartum visitNewborn healthCare nursesLatina women's experiencesBirth careCare servicesImprovement interventionsWHO QualityCare qualityProvider levelCare frameworkWomenCareVisitsFormula feedPeer counselorsSystem-level changesNurses
2007
Food insecurity status influences nutrient intakes among pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñones H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity status influences nutrient intakes among pregnant Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a1052-a1052. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood insecurity statusNutrient intakeLow-income Latina womenHousehold Food Security ScalePregnant LatinasVitamin DDietary intakeFood insecurityCronbach's alpha coefficientPuerto Rican descentFood Security ScaleVitamin B12PregnancyLatina womenIntakeSignificant differencesAlpha coefficientFood insecureStatusSecurity ScaleHigh levelsHungerTertileAdult itemsFood
2006
Pre‐gravid BMI and food insecurity during pregnancy among Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñones H. Pre‐gravid BMI and food insecurity during pregnancy among Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a1004-a1004. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-gravid BMIFood Security ScaleSelf-reported pre-pregnancy weightLow-income Latina womenPre-pregnancy weightHousehold Food Security ScaleFood insecurity statusFood insecurityCronbach's alpha coefficientPuerto Rican descentBMIPregnancyIOM standardsLatina womenSecurity ScaleAlpha coefficientPuerto RicansPopulationParticipantsObeseLatinasBaselineWomenObesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among low‐income Latinas living in Hartford, CT
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Damio G, Segura‐Pérez S, Fernandez M. Obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among low‐income Latinas living in Hartford, CT. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a7-a7. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a7-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-pregnancy BMIExcessive weight gainWeight gainNormal weightPre-pregnancy overweight/obesityPregnancy weight gainPre-pregnancy weightOverweight/obesityPrenatal weight gainLow-income LatinasSelf-reported weightNormal BMIPregnant LatinasObese participantsThird trimesterDietary recallsLower BMIProspective studyMean ageDietary patternsPregnancyBMIBaseline surveyLatina womenOverweight