2023
Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world
Pérez-Escamilla R, Tomori C, Hernández-Cordero S, Baker P, Barros A, Bégin F, Chapman D, Grummer-Strawn L, McCoy D, Menon P, Neves P, Piwoz E, Rollins N, Victora C, Richter L, Group 2. Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world. The Lancet 2023, 401: 472-485. PMID: 36764313, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01932-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrelacteal feedsCommercial milk formulaWHO International CodeInitiation of breastfeedingBreast-milk substitutesMilk insufficiencyInsufficient milkBreastfeeding outcomesMiddle-income countriesOptimal breastfeedingCommon reasonMulticomponent interventionMilk formulaBreastfeedingHealth professionalsBaby's behaviorConcerns of parentsSeries paperFirst hourNeonatesSocioecological modelInterventionPopulation levelInsufficiencyBreast
2022
Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach
Tran V, Masterson A, Frieson T, Douglass F, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Duffany K. Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2022, 19: e13428. PMID: 36098279, PMCID: PMC9749593, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLactation supportBlack mothersExclusive breastfeeding outcomesPerceptions of breastfeedingBlack womenSupport of mothersExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding outcomesSocioecological modelBreastfeeding intentionMulticomponent interventionBreastfeedingUnique barriersHealth benefitsMonthsMothersWomenInfantsLack of accessFocus group discussions