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 statistics
2016
Prepregnancy Obesity Class Is a Risk Factor for Failure to Exclusively Breastfeed at Hospital Discharge among Latinas
Martinez JL, Chapman DJ, Pérez-Escamilla R. Prepregnancy Obesity Class Is a Risk Factor for Failure to Exclusively Breastfeed at Hospital Discharge among Latinas. Journal Of Human Lactation 2016, 32: 258-268. PMID: 26747829, DOI: 10.1177/0890334415622638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExclusive breastfeeding statusSuboptimal infant feeding practicesHospital dischargeBody mass indexInfant feeding practicesObesity classBreastfeeding statusRisk factorsFeeding practicesPrepregnancy body mass indexElectronic medical record reviewBreastfeeding promotion interventionsGestational weight gainModifiable risk factorsMedical record reviewFull-term singletonsExclusive breastfeeding behaviorHigh-risk populationChild health outcomesPuerto Rican ethnicityNeeds of LatinasPartial breastfeedingOverweight womenII womenMass index