2022
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of breastfeeding and later overweight or obesity expands on previous study for World Health Organization
Horta BL, Rollins N, Dias MS, Garcez V, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Systematic review and meta‐analysis of breastfeeding and later overweight or obesity expands on previous study for World Health Organization. Acta Paediatrica 2022, 112: 34-41. PMID: 35727183, DOI: 10.1111/apa.16460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast FeedingChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantOverweightPediatric ObesitySocial ClassWorld Health OrganizationConceptsResidual confoundingWorld Health OrganizationSystematic reviewPublication biasHealth OrganizationSocioeconomic statusOdds of overweightBenefits of breastfeedingRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceIndependent reviewersPositive confoundingOverweightObesityBreastfeedingConfoundingAssociationReviewStatusPrevious studiesMEDLINEInfantsStudyLILACS
2019
Integrating nutrition services into health care systems platforms: Where are we and where do we go from here
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Engmann C. Integrating nutrition services into health care systems platforms: Where are we and where do we go from here. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2019, 15: e12743. PMID: 30748115, PMCID: PMC7198949, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12743.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
The World Health Organization Code and exclusive breastfeeding in China, India, and Vietnam
Robinson H, Buccini G, Curry L, Perez‐Escamilla R. The World Health Organization Code and exclusive breastfeeding in China, India, and Vietnam. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2018, 15: e12685. PMID: 30194804, PMCID: PMC7199093, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast FeedingChinaCommunicationCounselingFemaleHealth PromotionHumansIndiaInfantInfant CareInfant FormulaInterviews as TopicParental LeaveVietnamWorld Health OrganizationConceptsExclusive breastfeedingBreastmilk substitutesWorld Health Organization codesBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeSecondary descriptive analysisWorld Health Organization International CodeAvailable national-level dataWorld Health AssemblyBreastfeeding outcomesHospital InitiativeChild healthBreastfeeding programHealth professionalsHealth systemHealth AssemblyBreastfeedingKey informant interviewsNational-level dataMaternity leaveDescriptive analysisInformant interviewsImplementation strategies
2016
Impact of the Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative on breastfeeding and child health outcomes: a systematic review
Pérez-Escamilla R, Martinez JL, Segura-Pérez S. Impact of the Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative on breastfeeding and child health outcomes: a systematic review. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 12: 402-417. PMID: 26924775, PMCID: PMC6860129, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAsiaBreast FeedingChild HealthEuropeFemaleHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHospitalsHumansInfantObservational Studies as TopicProgram EvaluationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSocial SupportTreatment OutcomeUnited NationsUnited StatesWorld Health OrganizationConceptsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeChild health outcomesHealth outcomesSystematic reviewBreastfeeding outcomesHospital InitiativeLong-term breastfeeding outcomesBFHI's Ten StepsInfant health outcomesYoung child feedingDose-response relationshipNarrative systematic reviewBF outcomesBFHI implementationBFHI stepsSteps womenTerm infantsObservational studyChild feedingTen StepsOutcomesBreastfeedingInfantsPrimary aimQuasi-experimental design
2001
Promotion of breastfeeding in the AIDS era.
Pérez-Escamilla R. Promotion of breastfeeding in the AIDS era. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2001, 9: 357-61. PMID: 11550578, DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892001000600001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research