2021
Sociodemographic inequities in nurturing care for early childhood development across Brazilian municipalities
Buccini G, dos Anjos Coelho Kubo S, Pedroso J, Bertoldo J, Sironi A, Barreto ME, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Venancio SI, Gubert MB. Sociodemographic inequities in nurturing care for early childhood development across Brazilian municipalities. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2021, 18: e13232. PMID: 34231320, PMCID: PMC8968940, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSociodemographic inequitiesMean differenceEarly childhood developmentYears of ageCare indicatorsChildhood developmentLowest mean differenceInequity gapCare frameworkCare environmentScoresSocio-economic inequalitiesCare domainChildrenVulnerable childrenPoor developmentBrazilian municipalitiesDescriptive analysis
2020
Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
de Oliveira K, de Almeida G, Gubert MB, Moura AS, Spaniol AM, Hernandez DC, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Buccini G. Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e12967. PMID: 32052571, PMCID: PMC7296813, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-middle income countriesHigh-income countriesHousehold food insecuritySystematic reviewEarly childhood developmentPoor early childhood developmentDevelopmental riskECD domainsAssociation of HFIIncome countriesProspective studyLanguage restrictionsChildhood developmentNineteen studiesElectronic databasesMeta-AnalysisMotor developmentFood insecurityOnly studyGrey literaturePowerful stressor
2017
Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms
Sharma R, Gaffey MF, Alderman H, Bassani DG, Bogard K, Darmstadt GL, Das JK, de Graft–Johnson J, Hamadani JD, Horton S, Huicho L, Hussein J, Lye S, Pérez–Escamilla R, Proulx K, Marfo K, Mathews–Hanna V, Mclean MS, Rahman A, Silver KL, Singla DR, Webb P, Bhutta ZA. Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms. Journal Of Global Health 2017, 7: 011002. PMID: 28685048, PMCID: PMC5481896, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.07.011002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch priority scoreNutrition servicesNutrition Research Initiative methodAge 2 yearsResource-limited settingsResource-poor settingsForms of malnutritionNeonatal mortalityChild healthStimulation interventionsEarly childhood development interventionsEarly child developmentGlobal health expertsResearch prioritiesPriority scoreSensitive windowAgreement scoresHealth expertsECD interventionsInterventionAdolescent HealthEarly childhood developmentFinancial barriersLife courseScoresAdvances in early childhood development: from neurons to large scale programs
Pérez-Escamilla R, Córdoba A, Cuevas A, Morales H. Advances in early childhood development: from neurons to large scale programs. Boletín Médico Del Hospital Infantil De México (English Edition) 2017, 74: 86-97. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmhime.2017.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustainable Development GoalsEarly childhood developmentCivil society organizationsProtection of childrenInter-sectoral coordinationSociety organizationsSocial protectionTransparent governanceChild welfarePolitical willPolicy environmentChildhood developmentInternational organizationsDevelopment GoalsSocial developmentECD programsRecent creationLarge-scale programsDevelopment of leadersChild's developmental stageHealthy developmentScale programsHealth MinistryHealth servicesMultidisciplinary research
2016
The role of nutrition in integrated early child development in the 21st century: contribution from the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Moran VH. The role of nutrition in integrated early child development in the 21st century: contribution from the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 13: 3-6. PMID: 28032479, PMCID: PMC6866238, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly childhood developmentSocial protectionSpecial issueResult of povertyChild developmentSocial capitalCollection of papersSocial injusticeIntersectoral policiesNutrition-specific interventionsNational productivityLancet seriesEarly child developmentChild nutritionChildhood developmentImplementation scienceRole of nutritionFuture researchInjusticePovertyImportant contributionChildhood obesityIssuesFull developmental potentialPolicyNurturing care: promoting early childhood development
Britto PR, Lye SJ, Proulx K, Yousafzai AK, Matthews SG, Vaivada T, Perez-Escamilla R, Rao N, Ip P, Fernald LCH, MacMillan H, Hanson M, Wachs TD, Yao H, Yoshikawa H, Cerezo A, Leckman JF, Bhutta ZA, Group F. Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development. The Lancet 2016, 389: 91-102. PMID: 27717615, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31390-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvesting in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development
Richter LM, Daelmans B, Lombardi J, Heymann J, Boo FL, Behrman JR, Lu C, Lucas JE, Perez-Escamilla R, Dua T, Bhutta ZA, Stenberg K, Gertler P, Darmstadt GL, Committee P. Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development. The Lancet 2016, 389: 103-118. PMID: 27717610, PMCID: PMC5880532, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31698-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung childrenEarly childhood developmentAdditional risk factorsChildhood developmentPregnant womenLong-term benefitsRisk factorsNutrition servicesElevated riskEarly child developmentEarly interventionHolistic needsChildrenInterventionHealthCareAdult incomePoor developmentNational programPolitical prioritisationChild developmentFeasible programLife course