2022
Barriers and Facilitators to Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the Central Region of Ghana: Perceptions of Heath Care Providers
Hromi-Fiedler A, Sandow A, Pérez-Escamilla R, Segbedji C, Addo-Lartey A, Aryeetey R. Barriers and Facilitators to Optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the Central Region of Ghana: Perceptions of Heath Care Providers. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 576. PMCID: PMC9193413, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac060.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung child feeding practicesBarriers/facilitatorsChild feeding practicesFeeding practicesIYCF counselingOptimal infantCare providersComplementary feeding practicesHeath care providersIndividual-level barriersMulti-level interventionsCross-cutting barriersBreastmilk insufficiencyMaternal hygieneIYCF knowledgeBreast problemsHealth facilitiesHome visitsPolicies/guidelinesCommunity-level characteristicsProvider supportIll healthProvider perspectivesOptimal IYCFLevel barriers
2020
Development and Testing of Responsive Feeding Counseling Cards to Strengthen the UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Package
Hromi-Fiedler AJ, Carroll GJ, Tice MR, Sandow A, Aryeetey R, Pérez-Escamilla R. Development and Testing of Responsive Feeding Counseling Cards to Strengthen the UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Package. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa117. PMID: 32885131, PMCID: PMC7447589, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup education sessionsHealth care providersCare providersEducation sessionsYoung child feeding (IYCF) counselingCultural appropriatenessFocus group discussionsAdult mothersFathers of childrenFGD findingsHunger/satiety cuesIYCF counselingSatiety cuesInfantsCounselingRF messagesChildrenKey messagesNew foodsFood textureSessionsProvidersGroup discussionsFacilitators of Responsive Feeding/Parenting Knowledge and Practices Among Parents in the Central Region of Ghana
Sandow A, Tice M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Aryeetey R, Hromi-Fiedler A. Facilitators of Responsive Feeding/Parenting Knowledge and Practices Among Parents in the Central Region of Ghana. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa054_141. PMCID: PMC7258552, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageHealth care providersIYCF practicesFamily/friendsCare providersFocus group discussionsConclusion Health care providersEducation/counselingMethods Qualitative dataQualitative dataChildren's needsGhanaian parentsGroup discussionsParents of childrenAudiotaped focus group discussionsResults Three factorsPostnatal counsellingPsychosocial needsLeadership InstituteDirect facilitatorGhanaEducation deliveryEmotional supportPracticeFeeding/
2017
How 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
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