2023
Multilevel Factors Associated With Participation in Group Well-Child Care
Aloe C, Hall K, Pérez-Escamilla R, Rosenthal M, Fenick A, Sharifi M. Multilevel Factors Associated With Participation in Group Well-Child Care. Academic Pediatrics 2023, 23: 1376-1384. PMID: 36933616, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup well-child careWell-child careMother-infant dyadsCare visitsEligible mother-infant dyadsMaternal/infant characteristicsPreventive health care visitsNon-Hispanic white infantsYale-New Haven HospitalTimes higher adjusted oddsPrimary care visitsHealth care visitsPrimary care centersElectronic health record dataMultivariate logistic regressionOdds of initiationPrimary care appointmentsHigher adjusted oddsNew Haven HospitalNon-Hispanic blacksHealth record dataCare appointmentsAdjusted oddsMaternal ageCare center
2010
Food insecurity is a risk factor for elevated levels of depression symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñonez H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity is a risk factor for elevated levels of depression symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 104.2-104.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.104.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal depression symptomsLow-income pregnant LatinasDepression symptomsElevated levelsPregnant LatinasRisk factorsEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleLow maternal ageMultivariate logistic regressionLow-income LatinasHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleSelf-perceived healthFood Security Survey ModuleMaternal ageDepression riskDepression ScaleDepressive symptomsFair healthFood insecurityPhysical symptomsSymptomsHealth disparitiesEliminating Health DisparitiesLogistic regression
2008
Household food security status before pregnancy as a risk factor for delivering a low birthweight infant
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñonez H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Household food security status before pregnancy as a risk factor for delivering a low birthweight infant. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 36.1-36.1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.36.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birthweight infantsBirthweight infantsLow birthweightRisk factorsHousehold food security statusFood security statusSevere household food insecurityMultivariate logistic regressionLow-income LatinasHousehold food insecurity statusFood insecureHousehold Food Security ScaleBirth outcomesFood insecurity statusHigher birthweightFood Security ScaleHousehold food insecurityBirthweightPregnancyHealth disparitiesLogistic regressionInfantsDemographic characteristicsSecurity statusStatusA U shaped relationship exists between food insecurity and excessive gestational weight gain among low‐income Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Pérez‐Escamilla S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñonez H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. A U shaped relationship exists between food insecurity and excessive gestational weight gain among low‐income Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 886.3-886.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.886.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExcessive gestational weight gainGestational weight gainLow-income LatinasFood insecurity statusAmount of weightWeight gainFood secure householdsLow-income pregnant LatinasSevere household food insecurityExcessive gestational weightMultivariate logistic regressionHousehold food insecurity statusFood insecureSecure householdsHousehold Food Security ScalePregnant LatinasGestational weightMedicine recommendationsFood insecure householdsFood Security ScaleHousehold food insecurityPregnancyHealth disparitiesExcessive weightLogistic regression
2001
Unplanned Pregnancies Are Associated with Less Likelihood of Prolonged Breast-Feeding among Primiparous Women in Ghana
Chinebuah B, Pérez-Escamilla R. Unplanned Pregnancies Are Associated with Less Likelihood of Prolonged Breast-Feeding among Primiparous Women in Ghana. Journal Of Nutrition 2001, 131: 1247-1249. PMID: 11285333, DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.4.1247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimiparous womenBreast-feeding promotion programsBackward stepwise multivariate logistic regressionStepwise multivariate logistic regressionGreater median durationProlonged breast feedingBreast-feeding durationMultivariate logistic regressionCross-sectional analysisMedian durationBreast feedingMultiparous womenPregnancy intentionUnplanned pregnancyHealth SurveyPromotion programsKey confoundersLogistic regressionPregnancyWomenChild's ageDurationConfoundersDemographics
1999
Identification of Risk Factors for Delayed Onset of Lactation
CHAPMAN D, PÉREZ-ESCAMILLA R. Identification of Risk Factors for Delayed Onset of Lactation. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 1999, 99: 450-454. PMID: 10207398, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(99)00109-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnset of lactationDay 1 postpartumSelf-reported timingRisk factorsBreast-feeding supportDelivery-related factorsStage 2 laborUnscheduled cesarean deliveriesInfant birth weightInfant feeding methodMultivariate logistic regressionSelf-reported onsetFirst week postpartumChi 2 analysisDelivery of offspringTerm singletonsBreast symptomsCesarean deliveryVaginal deliveryBirth weightHours postpartumWeeks postpartumFrequent nursingIndependent associationMedical records
1998
Maternal Nutritional Status Is Inversely Associated with Lactational Amenorrhea in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results from Demographic and Health Surveys II and III 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Peng Y, Hight-Laukaran V, Peterson A, Pérez-Escamilla R. Maternal Nutritional Status Is Inversely Associated with Lactational Amenorrhea in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results from Demographic and Health Surveys II and III 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5. Journal Of Nutrition 1998, 128: 1672-1680. PMID: 9772135, DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.10.1672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal nutritional statusBody mass indexBreast-feeding womenNutritional statusLactational amenorrheaLow maternal body mass indexMaternal body mass indexReturn of ovulationBreast-feeding behaviorMultivariate logistic regressionEffective contraceptive methodsChild nutritional statusHealth Survey dataTime of surveyChild age groupMedian durationHormonal contraceptivesMass indexPooled analysisAdjusted differenceContraceptive methodsAmenorrheaPostpartum amenorrheaAge groupsLogistic regression
1996
Prelacteal feeds are negatively associated with breast-feeding outcomes in Honduras.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Segura-Millán S, Canahuati J, Allen H. Prelacteal feeds are negatively associated with breast-feeding outcomes in Honduras. Journal Of Nutrition 1996, 126: 2765-73. PMID: 8914947, DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.11.2765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Maulén-Radovan I, Dewey K. The association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women. American Journal Of Public Health 1996, 86: 832-6. PMID: 8659658, PMCID: PMC1380403, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.6.832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding durationCesarean sectionBreast-feeding supportCesarean section deliveryBreast-feeding outcomesMultivariate logistic regressionMultivariate survival analysisEarly postpartum periodSection deliveryCesarean deliveryBreast feedingPostpartum periodRisk factorsHealth SurveySurvival analysisLogistic regressionMexican womenWomenMonthsDurationDeliveryAssociationPhysiciansDemographics
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