2018
Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Index: Development and application for scaling‐up breastfeeding programmes globally
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Gubert MB, Doucet K, Meyers S, dos Santos Buccini G. Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Index: Development and application for scaling‐up breastfeeding programmes globally. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2018, 14: e12596. PMID: 29468832, PMCID: PMC6866061, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence-based indexBBF IndexBreastfeeding programBreastfeeding promotion programsExclusive breastfeeding ratesEvidence-based healthDelphi consensus methodologyBreastfeeding rates
2017
Becoming Baby Friendly: A Complex Adaptive Systems Toolbox for Scaling up Breastfeeding Programs Globally
Perez‐Escamilla R, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Gubert M. Becoming Baby Friendly: A Complex Adaptive Systems Toolbox for Scaling up Breastfeeding Programs Globally. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.165.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreastfeeding programBreastfeeding promotion programsEvidence-based toolboxYoung child feedingEvidence-based indexDelphi consensus methodologyAreas of infantNewborn survivalHigh-income countriesChild feedingPromotion programsHealth initiativesNutrition ProgramConsensus methodologyTotal scoreGrey literatureIncome countriesAdvisory CommitteeProgram deliverySteering CommitteeInternational agenciesInfantsBabiesFunding information
2012
Scaling Up of Breastfeeding Promotion Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: the “Breastfeeding Gear” Model
Pérez-Escamilla R, Curry L, Minhas D, Taylor L, Bradley E. Scaling Up of Breastfeeding Promotion Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: the “Breastfeeding Gear” Model. Advances In Nutrition 2012, 3: 790-800. PMID: 23153733, PMCID: PMC3648703, DOI: 10.3945/an.112.002873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesBF programBreastfeeding promotion programsObservational quantitative studyCost-effective interventionMother-child healthBF outcomesGrey Literature ReportBreastfeeding promotionPromotion programsSystematic reviewStudy designEvidence-based frameworkEvidence-based advocacyProgram deliveryQualitative studyKey barriersWorkforce developmentGoal settingReviewHospitalCommunity levelLiterature reportsTrials