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Impact of the Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) Trial on Time to First Contact and Exclusive Breastfeeding among WIC Participants
Martinez-Brockman JL, Harari N, Segura-Pérez S, Goeschel L, Bozzi V, Pérez-Escamilla R. Impact of the Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) Trial on Time to First Contact and Exclusive Breastfeeding among WIC Participants. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2018, 50: 33-42.e1. PMID: 29325660, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreastfeeding peer counselorsLactation AdviceEBF statusSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramExclusive breastfeeding statusStandard of careSupplemental Nutrition ProgramLow-income womenBinary logistic regressionExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding statusMonths postpartumIntervention groupMultivariable ordinalWIC clinicsWIC participantsControl groupNutrition ProgramStaff coverageLogistic regressionPeer counselorsT-testInterventionTrialsWomen
2019
A qualitative analysis of text message conversations in a breastfeeding peer counselling intervention
Martinez‐Brockman J, Harari N, Goeschel L, Bozzi V, Pérez‐Escamilla R. A qualitative analysis of text message conversations in a breastfeeding peer counselling intervention. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2019, 16: e12904. PMID: 31823503, PMCID: PMC7083457, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer counselorsPostpartum periodSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramTwo-way text messagingTime of enrollmentSupplemental Nutrition ProgramEarly life nutritionLactation AdviceIntervention armBreastfeeding protectionLife nutritionNutrition ProgramPeer counselling programmeBaby nutritionText message exchangesCounselling interventionBreastfeedingSocial supportText messagingNutritionPresent studyInterventionCounselling programmeAdditional themesText messages
2017
Lactation Advice through Texting Can Help: An Analysis of Intensity of Engagement via Two-Way Text Messaging
Martinez-Brockman JL, Harari N, Pérez-Escamilla R. Lactation Advice through Texting Can Help: An Analysis of Intensity of Engagement via Two-Way Text Messaging. Journal Of Health Communication 2017, 23: 40-51. PMID: 29236569, DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2017.1401686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExclusive breastfeeding statusLactation AdviceBreastfeeding statusSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramTwo-way text messagingExclusive breastfeeding ratesSupplemental Nutrition ProgramWeeks post partumSample of womenBinary logistic regressionBreastfeeding ratesPeer counseling programSingle strongest predictorMultivariable modelNutrition ProgramPost partumLogistic regressionPeer counselorsInnovative interventionsWomenIndependent researchersStrongest predictorText messagingWICDescriptive statisticsEvaluation of Nutrition Interventions in Children in Conflict Zones: A Narrative Review
Carroll GJ, Lama SD, Martinez-Brockman JL, Pérez-Escamilla R. Evaluation of Nutrition Interventions in Children in Conflict Zones: A Narrative Review. Advances In Nutrition 2017, 8: 770-779. PMID: 28916577, PMCID: PMC5593106, DOI: 10.3945/an.117.016121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutrition interventionsNutrition statusChild nutritionDifferent nutrition interventionsRelevant text wordsModerate acute malnutritionPrevalence of stuntingPoor health outcomesMedical Subject Headings termsChild nutrition statusSubject Headings termsAcute malnutritionImproved child nutritionEvidence-based responsesExclusion criteriaEmergency nutrition programmesHealth outcomesNutrition ProgramNarrative reviewDisproportionate burdenRecent recommendationsInterventionConflict-affected populationsText wordsGlobal healthAn Assessment of the Social Cognitive Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding Behavior Using the Health Action Process Approach
Martinez‐Brockman J, Shebl F, Harari N, Perez‐Escamilla R. An Assessment of the Social Cognitive Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding Behavior Using the Health Action Process Approach. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31: 650.17-650.17. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.650.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExclusive breastfeeding behaviorHealth Action Process ApproachBreastfeeding behaviorSocial cognitive predictorsExclusive breastfeedingLow-income womenCognitive predictorsHAPA modelSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramPrevious breastfeeding experienceExclusive breastfeeding durationSupplemental Nutrition ProgramYears of ageWeeks post partumEffect of intentionStructural-level factorsBreastfeeding durationWeeks' gestationPeer counseling programUnited States ratesBreastfeeding experienceNutrition servicesOutcome expectanciesNutrition ProgramSocial ecological model
2016
Barriers and Facilitators to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among WIC-Eligible Pregnant Latinas: An Application of the Health Action Process Approach Framework
Hromi-Fiedler A, Chapman D, Segura-Pérez S, Damio G, Clark P, Martinez J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Barriers and Facilitators to Improve Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among WIC-Eligible Pregnant Latinas: An Application of the Health Action Process Approach Framework. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2016, 48: 468-477.e1. PMID: 27373861, PMCID: PMC4934128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.04.398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Action Process Approach frameworkPregnant LatinasSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramMaternal health statusSupplemental Nutrition ProgramSocial supportFamily/friendsSingleton pregnanciesVegetable intakePrenatal factorsHealth statusNutrition ProgramLarger studyIntakeWomenInterventionDistal factorsLatinasNonsmokersObeseOverweightTrimesterPregnancyOutcome expectationsInfants