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Impact of the Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) Trial on Time to First Contact and Exclusive Breastfeeding among WIC Participants
Martinez-Brockman JL, Harari N, Segura-Pérez S, Goeschel L, Bozzi V, Pérez-Escamilla R. Impact of the Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) Trial on Time to First Contact and Exclusive Breastfeeding among WIC Participants. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2018, 50: 33-42.e1. PMID: 29325660, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreastfeeding peer counselorsLactation AdviceEBF statusSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramExclusive breastfeeding statusStandard of careSupplemental Nutrition ProgramLow-income womenBinary logistic regressionExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding statusMonths postpartumIntervention groupMultivariable ordinalWIC clinicsWIC participantsControl groupNutrition ProgramStaff coverageLogistic regressionPeer counselorsT-testInterventionTrialsWomenAn assessment of the social cognitive predictors of exclusive breastfeeding behavior using the Health Action Process Approach
Martinez-Brockman JL, Shebl FM, Harari N, Pérez-Escamilla R. An assessment of the social cognitive predictors of exclusive breastfeeding behavior using the Health Action Process Approach. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 182: 106-116. PMID: 28437693, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Action Process ApproachSocial cognitive predictorsExclusive breastfeeding behaviorCognitive predictorsHAPA modelEffect of intentionOutcome expectanciesSocial ecological modelProcess approachStructural equationSound textCounseling programCounseling processAddress factorsIntentionPeer counseling programWeighted least squares estimationMultiple levelsLactation AdviceTheoretical modelBreastfeeding behaviorExclusive breastfeeding durationInterventionPredictorsBehavior
2019
A qualitative analysis of text message conversations in a breastfeeding peer counselling intervention
Martinez‐Brockman J, Harari N, Goeschel L, Bozzi V, Pérez‐Escamilla R. A qualitative analysis of text message conversations in a breastfeeding peer counselling intervention. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2019, 16: e12904. PMID: 31823503, PMCID: PMC7083457, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer counselorsPostpartum periodSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramTwo-way text messagingTime of enrollmentSupplemental Nutrition ProgramEarly life nutritionLactation AdviceIntervention armBreastfeeding protectionLife nutritionNutrition ProgramPeer counselling programmeBaby nutritionText message exchangesCounselling interventionBreastfeedingSocial supportText messagingNutritionPresent studyInterventionCounselling programmeAdditional themesText messages
2017
Lactation Advice through Texting Can Help: An Analysis of Intensity of Engagement via Two-Way Text Messaging
Martinez-Brockman JL, Harari N, Pérez-Escamilla R. Lactation Advice through Texting Can Help: An Analysis of Intensity of Engagement via Two-Way Text Messaging. Journal Of Health Communication 2017, 23: 40-51. PMID: 29236569, DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2017.1401686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExclusive breastfeeding statusLactation AdviceBreastfeeding statusSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramTwo-way text messagingExclusive breastfeeding ratesSupplemental Nutrition ProgramWeeks post partumSample of womenBinary logistic regressionBreastfeeding ratesPeer counseling programSingle strongest predictorMultivariable modelNutrition ProgramPost partumLogistic regressionPeer counselorsInnovative interventionsWomenIndependent researchersStrongest predictorText messagingWICDescriptive statisticsLactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH): An Analysis of Intensity of Engagement via Two‐Way Text Messaging
Martinez‐Brockman J, Harari N, Perez‐Escamilla R. Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH): An Analysis of Intensity of Engagement via Two‐Way Text Messaging. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31: 650.18-650.18. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.650.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExclusive breastfeeding statusPre-pregnancy BMIPrevious breastfeeding experienceBreastfeeding statusBreastfeeding experienceAverage body mass indexSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramTwo-way text messagingPre-pregnancy weightAverage gestational ageExclusive breastfeeding ratesInfant feeding intentionsBody mass indexSupplemental Nutrition ProgramPost-partum periodWeeks post partumHalf of participantsSample of womenBinary logistic regressionLactation AdvicePregnancy BMIThree-quartersGestational ageOverweight rangeSingle strongest predictor