2010
Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Bermúdez‐Millán A, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Household food insecurity is associated with depressive symptoms among low‐income pregnant Latinas. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2010, 7: 421-430. PMID: 20735732, PMCID: PMC3008302, DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00266.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income pregnant LatinasPrenatal depressive symptomsPregnant LatinasHousehold food insecurityDepressive symptomsPrenatal depressionRisk factorsEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleIndependent risk factorFood-secure womenUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleCross-sectional studyHistory of depressionHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleThird of participantsFood insecurityIndependent associationDepression riskDepression ScaleFair healthLogistic regressionSymptomsEPDSUSA study
2005
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Accra, Ghana
Aidam B, Pérez-Escamilla R, Lartey A, Aidam J. Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Accra, Ghana. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2005, 59: 789-796. PMID: 15870819, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild health clinicsInfant feeding patternsHigher likelihoodTimes higher likelihoodExclusive breastfeedingCross-sectional designInfants 0Health clinicsPolyclinicPositive attitudesRented accommodationFeeding patternsWomenBirthDeliverySecondary school educationBiocultural factorsSimilar resultsBreastfeedingClinicInfantsEBFFactorsNegative attitudesAccra
1996
The association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Maulén-Radovan I, Dewey K. The association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women. American Journal Of Public Health 1996, 86: 832-6. PMID: 8659658, PMCID: PMC1380403, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.6.832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding durationCesarean sectionBreast-feeding supportCesarean section deliveryBreast-feeding outcomesMultivariate logistic regressionMultivariate survival analysisEarly postpartum periodSection deliveryCesarean deliveryBreast feedingPostpartum periodRisk factorsHealth SurveySurvival analysisLogistic regressionMexican womenWomenMonthsDurationDeliveryAssociationPhysiciansDemographics