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 informationHow Ready Is Mexico to Launch an Effective National Program to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding
de Cosio T, Ferre I, Alonso A, Bonvecchio A, Colmenares M, Cauich E, Gris P, Hernández S, Mendiola K, Piedras I, Villa A, Vilar M, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Pérez‐Escamilla R. How Ready Is Mexico to Launch an Effective National Program to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.312.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreastfeeding programHealth care providersMonths of ageCivil societyPolitical willMexican health systemEffective national programmeLowest tertileExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding practicesSupport breastfeedingBreastfeeding protectionProgram deliveryHealth facilitiesCare providersHealth servicesMexican federal governmentHealth systemEvidence-based advocacyTotal scoreSocioeconomic statusBreastfeedingVulnerable groupsScoresFederal government
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