2024
Commercial milk formula marketing entry points: setting the course of infant and young child feeding trajectories
Vilar-Compte M, Hernández-Cordero S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Tomori C. Commercial milk formula marketing entry points: setting the course of infant and young child feeding trajectories. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2653. PMID: 39342250, PMCID: PMC11438275, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19997-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioecological modelHealth professionalsCommercial milk formulaHealth care providersHealth care systemYoung child feedingCare providersCommercial determinantsCare systemChild feedingSocioeconomic statusHealth institutionsBreastfeeding decisionsQualitative studyLack trainingIYCFInfant feedingLife course phaseHealthSocietal levelBreastfeedingProfessionalsCounseling systemCourse phaseSocial norms
2023
Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Mexico: a systematic literature review using the RE-AIM framework
Bueno A, Vilar-Compte M, Cruz-Villalba V, Rovelo-Velázquez N, Rhodes E, Pérez-Escamilla R. Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Mexico: a systematic literature review using the RE-AIM framework. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1251981. PMID: 38145069, PMCID: PMC10740192, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1251981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeRE-AIM frameworkTen StepsHospital InitiativeHealth facilitiesEfficacy/effectivenessCritical Appraisal ChecklistReview inclusion criteriaData extraction toolSystematic literature reviewSuccessful breastfeedingSupport breastfeedingInclusion criteriaDate restrictionsSystematic reviewAppraisal ChecklistStudy biasLiterature reviewImplementation researchBreastfeedingGroup meetingsReviewPrior studiesMultiple strategiesStrong evidenceHealthcare professionals and commercial milk formula recommendations in the urban Mexican context
Hernández-Cordero S, Vilar-Compte M, Tomori C, Lara-Mejía V, Rovelo-Velázquez N, Hayes K, Pérez-Escamilla R. Healthcare professionals and commercial milk formula recommendations in the urban Mexican context. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1260222. PMID: 38045970, PMCID: PMC10693414, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1260222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommercial milk formulaPregnant womenInfant feeding decisionsHealthcare professionalsEarly infant feeding practicesInfant feeding recommendationsInfant feeding practicesFeeding decisionsFocus group discussionsHCP beliefsHCP recommendationOptimal careChildren 0Infant feedingHCP perceptionsChild healthCurrent recommendationsBreastfeedingMilk formulaFeeding practicesFeeding recommendationsSecondary objectiveSecondary qualitative data analysisFacility policiesWomenAn analysis of actors participating in the design and implementation of workplace breastfeeding interventions in Mexico using the NetMap analysis approach
Litwan K, Lara-Mejía V, Chahine T, Hernández-Cordero S, Vilar-Compte M, Pérez-Escamilla R. An analysis of actors participating in the design and implementation of workplace breastfeeding interventions in Mexico using the NetMap analysis approach. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1192600. PMID: 38026332, PMCID: PMC10663280, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1192600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreastfeeding is associated with the intelligence of school‐age children in Mexico
Peña‐Ruiz L, Unar‐Munguía M, Colchero M, Alarid‐Escudero F, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Breastfeeding is associated with the intelligence of school‐age children in Mexico. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2023, 19: e13534. PMID: 37218453, PMCID: PMC10483941, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZ-scoreBreastfeeding durationSchool-aged childrenSelection biasHigh socioeconomic status childrenPredominant breastfeedingStatus childrenBreastfeeding practicesChildren 0SD increasePotential selection biasBreastfeedingSocioeconomic statusMonthsLow socioeconomic status childrenChildrenLinear regression modelsLife SurveyDurationChildhood intelligenceMultiple linear regression modelRegression modelsAssociationFamily Life Survey
2022
Discrepancies in infant feeding recommendations between grandmothers and healthcare providers in rural Mexico
Luna P, Paredes-Ruvalcaba N, Valdes T, Guerrero B, García-Martínez A, Escamilla R, Bueno-Gutiérrez D. Discrepancies in infant feeding recommendations between grandmothers and healthcare providers in rural Mexico. International Breastfeeding Journal 2022, 17: 77. PMID: 36419119, PMCID: PMC9682729, DOI: 10.1186/s13006-022-00518-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant feeding recommendationsIndigenous communitiesHealthcare providersFeeding recommendationsLegacy of colonizationNon-milk foodsLives of peopleNeocolonial structuresDuration of breastfeedingEvidence-informed approachYears of ageGovernment programsRural MexicoPublic health policySocioecological frameworkMethodsQualitative studyHealth policyOngoing processInfant feedingSecondary data analysisBreastfeeding programFeeding practicesRural areasNegative attitudesCommunityFollow‐up and growing‐up formula promotion among Mexican pregnant women and mothers of children under 18 months old
Vilar‐Compte M, Cordero S, Castañeda‐Márquez A, Rollins N, Kingston G, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Follow‐up and growing‐up formula promotion among Mexican pregnant women and mothers of children under 18 months old. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 18: e13337. PMID: 35293129, PMCID: PMC9113472, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMexican pregnant womenPregnant womenHealth professionalsOlder infantsBreast-milk substitutesCross-sectional surveyMothers of childrenMothers/mothersMaternal awarenessChildren 0Mexican womenCaregivers' decisionsWomenFeeding choicesYoung childrenInfantsMothersOne-thirdFUFMonthsChildrenDoctorsImportant contributorDescriptive analysisMajority
2021
Breastfeeding media coverage and beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: implications for breastfeeding equity
Vilar-Compte M, Gaitán-Rossi P, Rhodes E, Cruz-Villalba V, Pérez-Escamilla R. Breastfeeding media coverage and beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: implications for breastfeeding equity. International Journal For Equity In Health 2021, 20: 260. PMID: 34930273, PMCID: PMC8685797, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01588-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Socioeconomic statusCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicBreastmilk of mothersLong-term health benefitsInfant feeding optionsPublic health priorityCOVID-19 infectionWorld Breastfeeding WeekYears of ageDirect breastfeedingResultsA totalLong-term benefitsHealth priorityBreastfeedingMexican adultsFeeding optionsHealth inequitiesHealth benefitsMothersBreastmilkAdultsRetrospective content analysisVulnerable groupsImplementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross‐border research and practice
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Vilar‐Compte M, Rhodes E, Sarmiento OL, Corvalan C, Sturke R, Vorkoper S. Implementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross‐border research and practice. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13247. PMID: 33951275, PMCID: PMC8365637, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparative case studyEvidence-based advocacyCross-border researchUnited StatesObesity policyPolicy dialoguePolitical willLatin American countriesTransferable lessonsChildhood obesity preventionEquity indicatorsEvidence of scalabilityPAP developmentLatin AmericaImplementation science principlesStreet/American countriesFramework dimensionsStrong processCase studyPolicyObesity preventionImplementation scienceLessonsImportant contributionMigration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America
Vilar‐Compte M, Bustamante AV, López‐Olmedo N, Gaitán‐Rossi P, Torres J, Peterson KE, Teruel G, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Migration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13240. PMID: 33939233, PMCID: PMC8365698, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMigrant networksMigrant householdsInternational migrationMexican householdsMexican Family Life SurveyFamily Life SurveyOrigin communitiesInternational migrantsMigrant familiesHost countryAcculturation processLatin AmericaHouseholdsChildhood obesityReplicable strategyLife SurveyUnited StatesHealth outreach programsTrustful environmentLongitudinal dataOutreach programsHealth programsMigrantsMigrationFramework
2020
The financing need for expanding paid maternity leave to support breastfeeding in the informal sector in the Philippines
Ulep VG, Zambrano P, Datu‐Sanguyo J, Vilar‐Compte M, Belismelis GMT, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Carroll GJ, Mathisen R. The financing need for expanding paid maternity leave to support breastfeeding in the informal sector in the Philippines. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 17: e13098. PMID: 33146460, PMCID: PMC7988876, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood 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 survey
2019
Content analysis of media coverage of breastfeeding in Mexico
Ferré‐Eguiluz I, Buccini G, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Rovelo N, de Cosío T, Pérez‐Escamilla‐Costas J, Pérez‐Escamilla‐González J, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Content analysis of media coverage of breastfeeding in Mexico. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2019, 16: e12905. PMID: 31840404, PMCID: PMC7083503, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12905.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Dietary quality and household food insecurity among Mexican children and adolescents
Rodríguez LA, Mundo‐Rosas V, Méndez‐Gómez‐Humarán I, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Shamah‐Levy T. Dietary quality and household food insecurity among Mexican children and adolescents. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 13 PMID: 27863001, PMCID: PMC6866226, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary qualityMexican childrenTotal daily energy intakeRefined grain consumptionMexican National HealthHealthy Eating IndexPoor dietary qualityDaily energy intakeRepresentative cross-sectional samplePositive associationHousehold Food Security ScaleFood insecurityDairy intakeNational HealthAdded sugarsNutrition SurveyFood Security ScaleHousehold food insecurityEnergy intakeCross-sectional sampleMultivariate linear regressionOlder childrenIntakeChildrenAdolescents
1996
Breastfeeding promotion and priority setting in health
HORTON S, SANGHVI T, PHILLIPS M, FIEDLER J, PEREZ-ESCAMILLA R, LUTTER C, RIVERA A, SEGALL-CORREA A. Breastfeeding promotion and priority setting in health. Health Policy And Planning 1996, 11: 156-168. PMID: 10158457, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/11.2.156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisability-adjusted life yearsDiarrhea casesMaternity servicesHealth interventionsCost-effective health interventionsExclusive breastfeeding prevalenceBurden of diseaseCases of diarrheaFormula feedingNet incremental costDiarrhea deathsMaternity wardDeath avertedPromotion programsLife yearsIncremental costCost-effectiveness measuresDeathDiarrheaBirthInterventionAnnual costPriority settingHigh levelsMedicationsThe 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
Exclusive breast-feeding duration is associated with attitudinal, socioeconomic and biocultural determinants in three Latin American countries.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Lutter C, Segall A, Rivera A, Treviño-Siller S, Sanghvi T. Exclusive breast-feeding duration is associated with attitudinal, socioeconomic and biocultural determinants in three Latin American countries. Journal Of Nutrition 1995, 125: 2972-84. PMID: 7500175, DOI: 10.1093/jn/125.12.2972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternity wardBreast-feeding promotion programsExclusive breast-feeding durationDuration of EBFBreast-feeding durationInfant feeding methodMultivariate survival analysisHigh birth weightLow-income urban womenMo of lifeLow socioeconomic statusBiocultural determinantsBirth weightFemale infantInternational health organizationsPromotion programsSurvival analysisMaternal educationUrban womenHealth OrganizationSocioeconomic statusPromotion effortsWardsWomenFeeding methodInfant 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
1994
A decrease in the incidence of infantile diarrhea due to the promotion of breast feeding in Mexico.
Pérez Escamilla R. A decrease in the incidence of infantile diarrhea due to the promotion of breast feeding in Mexico. Bol Ofic Sanit Panamer 1994, 117: 474-5. PMID: 7802964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors 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