COVID‐19 and maternal and child food and nutrition insecurity: a complex syndemic

R Pérez‐Escamilla, K Cunningham… - Maternal & child …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, the COVID‐19 pandemic has already led to major increases in unemployment and
is expected to lead to unprecedented increases in poverty and food and nutrition insecurity …

Biological pathways for historical trauma to affect health: A conceptual model focusing on epigenetic modifications

AKS Conching, Z Thayer - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite their unique histories, environments, and lifestyles, historically subjugated
populations consistently show poorer health outcomes compared to the general population …

Breastfeeding, physical growth, and cognitive development

JT Wallenborn, GA Levine, A Carreira dos Santos… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: In our study, we used data from the ongoing prospective Western Region Birth
cohort in São Paulo, Brazil. Children were recruited at birth and managed for 3 years …

Food insecurity during pregnancy and breastfeeding by low-income Hispanic mothers

RS Gross, AL Mendelsohn, MM Arana, MJ Messito - Pediatrics, 2019 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: We performed purposive sampling of low-income Hispanic mothers (n= 100)
with infants in the first 2 years of life, all of whom were participants in a randomized …

Vulnerable mothers' experiences breastfeeding with an enhanced community lactation support program

J Francis, A Mildon, S Stewart, B Underhill… - Maternal & child …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) provides a variety of health and
nutrition supports to vulnerable mothers and strongly promotes breastfeeding but does not …

[HTML][HTML] Boon or Bane? Urban Food Security and Online Food Purchasing during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Nanjing, China

Y Liang, T Zhong, J Crush - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper examines the relationship between the rapid growth of online food purchasing
and household food security during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in China using …

Racial and ethnic differences in reasons for breastfeeding cessation among women participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and …

S Gallo, K Kogan, P Kitsantas - Journal of midwifery & women's …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Breastfeeding rates among women participating in the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are lower compared with those of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of prenatal food insecurity on breastfeeding behaviors: Findings from the United States pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system

LM Dinour, EI Rivera Rodas… - International …, 2020 - Springer
Background In addition to its health and nutritional benefits, breastfeeding can save low-
income, food insecure mothers the cost of infant formula so that money can be spent on food …

[HTML][HTML] Exclusive breastfeeding and factors influencing its abandonment during the 1st month postpartum among women from semi-rural communities in southeast …

IM Vázquez-Osorio, R Vega-Sánchez… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: In this study we describe breastfeeding practices among women from semi-
rural communities in southeast Mexico, and explore which factors, modifiable or not, are …

Breastfeeding in Canada: predictors of initiation, exclusivity, and continuation from the 2017–2018 Canadian Community Health Survey

K Chan, JM Labonté, J Francis, H Zora… - Applied Physiology …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Human milk is the ideal source of nutrition for infants; however, adherence to breastfeeding
recommendations is suboptimal and availability of Canadian breastfeeding data are limited …