2020
Poor Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil
Silva J, Herkrath F, Buccini G, Venancio S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Gubert M. Poor Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa043_131. PMCID: PMC7258357, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor maternal mental healthMaternal mental healthHousehold food insecurityEarly child developmentMental healthInfant dietUnwanted pregnancyPrimary health centersLongitudinal cohort studyCross-sectional studyECD scoresMother-infant dyadsCurrent breastfeedingCohort studyInfant healthHealth centersPregnancyFood insecurityDietChild developmentHealthECD outcomesScoresAssociationBreastfeeding
2013
Persistent food insecurity is associated with active coping strategies among low‐income pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Leon J, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Persistent food insecurity is associated with active coping strategies among low‐income pregnant Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 1054.17-1054.17. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1054.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income pregnant LatinasPersistent food insecurityPregnant LatinasUnadjusted logistic regression analysisActive coping strategiesLogistic regression analysisHousehold Food Security ScaleCoping strategiesFood insecurityFood Security ScalePregnancyHealth disparitiesRegression analysisBrief COPEActive copingSubscalesSecurity ScaleHigh levelsAvoidant copingLatinasAdapted versionFindings
2011
Acculturative type is associated with breastfeeding duration among low‐income Latinas
Chapman DJ, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Acculturative type is associated with breastfeeding duration among low‐income Latinas. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2011, 9: 188-198. PMID: 21787375, PMCID: PMC3275689, DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00344.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Gestational weight gain knowledge among low‐income pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Gestational weight gain knowledge among low‐income pregnant Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 558.6-558.6. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.558.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational weight gainLow-income pregnant LatinasHealth care providersAmount of weightCare providersPregnant LatinasGestational weightWeight gainGestational weight gain recommendationsExcessive gestational weight gainAppropriate gestational weight gainCurrent IOM guidelinesExcessive gestational weightWeight gain recommendationsLow-income LatinasGain recommendationsIOM guidelinesPregnancyHealth disparitiesEliminating Health DisparitiesWomenProvidersObeseWeightLatinas
2009
Food insecurity is associated with pregnancy outcomes among low‐income Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñonez H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity is associated with pregnancy outcomes among low‐income Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 737.4-737.4. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.737.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational weight gainPregnancy outcomesLow-income LatinasFood security scoreWeight gainSuboptimal pregnancy outcomesFood-secure womenHousehold Food Security ScalePregravid BMIFood insecurityInfant birthweightLow birthweightPrevalence ratesFood Security ScalePregnancyHealth disparitiesPoint increaseSecure womenOutcomesBirthweightScoresSecurity ScaleIndirect effectsMacrosomiaBMI
2008
Violência doméstica na gravidez: prevalência e fatores associados
Audi C, Segall-Corrêa A, Santiago S, da Graça G Andrade M, Pèrez-Escamila R. Violência doméstica na gravidez: prevalência e fatores associados. Revista De Saúde Pública 2008, 42: 877-885. PMID: 18695785, DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102008005000041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenBasic health care unitsMultiple logistic regression analysisPrevalência e fatores associadosCommon mental disordersPrimary health careLogistic regression analysisHealth care unitsIntimate partnersAntenatal careCohort studyAntenatal appointmentCare unitHigh prevalenceMental disordersBrazilian health systemHealth systemWomenHealth carePsychological violenceSecond interviewPregnancyRegression analysisStructured questionnaireMunicipality of CampinasHousehold food security status before pregnancy as a risk factor for delivering a low birthweight infant
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñonez H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Household food security status before pregnancy as a risk factor for delivering a low birthweight infant. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 36.1-36.1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.36.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birthweight infantsBirthweight infantsLow birthweightRisk factorsHousehold food security statusFood security statusSevere household food insecurityMultivariate logistic regressionLow-income LatinasHousehold food insecurity statusFood insecureHousehold Food Security ScaleBirth outcomesFood insecurity statusHigher birthweightFood Security ScaleHousehold food insecurityBirthweightPregnancyHealth disparitiesLogistic regressionInfantsDemographic characteristicsSecurity statusStatusMeal composition and meal skipping behaviors differ between low‐income Puerto Ricans and Non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Damio G, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Meal composition and meal skipping behaviors differ between low‐income Puerto Ricans and Non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 677.9-677.9. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.677.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeal skipping behaviorsNon-Puerto RicansMeal compositionPregnant LatinasThird pregnancy trimesterPuerto RicansLate lunchPregnancy trimesterDietary recallsMean ageVegetable servingsMeat servingsLatina subgroupsHealth disparitiesNutrition educationLongitudinal studyPregnancyServingsLunchDinnerSkipping behaviorLow-income Puerto RicansMealRicansParticipantsA U shaped relationship exists between food insecurity and excessive gestational weight gain among low‐income Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Pérez‐Escamilla S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñonez H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. A U shaped relationship exists between food insecurity and excessive gestational weight gain among low‐income Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 886.3-886.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.886.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExcessive gestational weight gainGestational weight gainLow-income LatinasFood insecurity statusAmount of weightWeight gainFood secure householdsLow-income pregnant LatinasSevere household food insecurityExcessive gestational weightMultivariate logistic regressionHousehold food insecurity statusFood insecureSecure householdsHousehold Food Security ScalePregnant LatinasGestational weightMedicine recommendationsFood insecure householdsFood Security ScaleHousehold food insecurityPregnancyHealth disparitiesExcessive weightLogistic regression
2007
Food insecurity status influences nutrient intakes among pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñones H, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity status influences nutrient intakes among pregnant Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a1052-a1052. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.6.a1052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood insecurity statusNutrient intakeLow-income Latina womenHousehold Food Security ScalePregnant LatinasVitamin DDietary intakeFood insecurityCronbach's alpha coefficientPuerto Rican descentFood Security ScaleVitamin B12PregnancyLatina womenIntakeSignificant differencesAlpha coefficientFood insecureStatusSecurity ScaleHigh levelsHungerTertileAdult itemsFood
2006
Pre‐gravid BMI and food insecurity during pregnancy among Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Chapman D, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Melgar‐Quiñones H. Pre‐gravid BMI and food insecurity during pregnancy among Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a1004-a1004. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-gravid BMIFood Security ScaleSelf-reported pre-pregnancy weightLow-income Latina womenPre-pregnancy weightHousehold Food Security ScaleFood insecurity statusFood insecurityCronbach's alpha coefficientPuerto Rican descentBMIPregnancyIOM standardsLatina womenSecurity ScaleAlpha coefficientPuerto RicansPopulationParticipantsObeseLatinasBaselineWomenObesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among low‐income Latinas living in Hartford, CT
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Damio G, Segura‐Pérez S, Fernandez M. Obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy among low‐income Latinas living in Hartford, CT. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a7-a7. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a7-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-pregnancy BMIExcessive weight gainWeight gainNormal weightPre-pregnancy overweight/obesityPregnancy weight gainPre-pregnancy weightOverweight/obesityPrenatal weight gainLow-income LatinasSelf-reported weightNormal BMIPregnant LatinasObese participantsThird trimesterDietary recallsLower BMIProspective studyMean ageDietary patternsPregnancyBMIBaseline surveyLatina womenOverweight
2002
Pregnancy Intentions and Breast-Feeding Success: A Cross-Cultural Relationship
Pérez-Escamilla R, Chinebuah B. Pregnancy Intentions and Breast-Feeding Success: A Cross-Cultural Relationship. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2002, 503: 303-304. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0559-4_57.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Unplanned Pregnancies Are Associated with Less Likelihood of Prolonged Breast-Feeding among Primiparous Women in Ghana
Chinebuah B, Pérez-Escamilla R. Unplanned Pregnancies Are Associated with Less Likelihood of Prolonged Breast-Feeding among Primiparous Women in Ghana. Journal Of Nutrition 2001, 131: 1247-1249. PMID: 11285333, DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.4.1247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimiparous womenBreast-feeding promotion programsBackward stepwise multivariate logistic regressionStepwise multivariate logistic regressionGreater median durationProlonged breast feedingBreast-feeding durationMultivariate logistic regressionCross-sectional analysisMedian durationBreast feedingMultiparous womenPregnancy intentionUnplanned pregnancyHealth SurveyPromotion programsKey confoundersLogistic regressionPregnancyWomenChild's ageDurationConfoundersDemographics
1999
Specifying the antecedents of breast-feeding duration in Peru through a structural equation model
Pérez-Escamilla R, Cobas J, Balcazar H, Benin M. Specifying the antecedents of breast-feeding duration in Peru through a structural equation model. Public Health Nutrition 1999, 2: 461-467. PMID: 10656465, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding durationBreast-feeding initiationUnplanned pregnancySocioeconomic statusLast childHigher socioeconomic statusEarly discontinuationPrenatal careRisk factorsHealth SurveyPeruvian DemographicOlder childrenPregnancyChildrenDurationWomenStatusInitiationWhole sampleDiscontinuationYearsComplex mechanismsCareDemographics