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| Donna J ChapmanSummaryAffiliation: University of Connecticut Country: USA Publications
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Association of degree and timing of exposure to breastfeeding peer counseling services with breastfeeding durationDonna Chapman
University of Connecticut, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Storrs, CT 06269-4017, USA
Adv Exp Med Biol 554:303-6. 2004
Breastfeeding status on US birth certificates: where do we go from here?Donna J Chapman
University of Connecticut, Department of Nutritional Sciences, 3624 Horsebarn Rd Extension, Storrs, CT 06269 4017, USA
Pediatrics 122:e1159-63. 2008....
A randomized trial assessing the efficacy of peer counseling on exclusive breastfeeding in a predominantly Latina low-income communityAlex K Anderson
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:836-41. 2005..To assess the efficacy of peer counseling to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among low-income inner-city women in Hartford, Conn...
Effectiveness of breastfeeding peer counseling in a low-income, predominantly Latina population: a randomized controlled trialDonna J Chapman
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 4017, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:897-902. 2004..Breastfeeding peer counseling has improved breastfeeding rates in developing countries; however, its impact in this country has not been adequately evaluated...
Differential response to breastfeeding peer counseling within a low-income, predominantly Latina populationDonna J Chapman
University of Connecticut, Department of Nutritional Sciences, 3624 Horsebarn Road Extension, Storrs, CT 06269-4017, USA
J Hum Lact 20:389-96. 2004..9; 95% CI = 1.2-111.1) more likely to breastfeed through 3 months postpartum than were controls. These findings have important implications to the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children...
Breastfeeding peer counseling: from efficacy through scale-upDonna J Chapman
University of Connecticut, Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos, Department of Nutritional Sciences, 3624 Horsebarn Road Extension, Storrs, CT 06269 4017, USA
J Hum Lact 26:314-26. 2010..Breastfeeding peer counseling initiatives are effective and can be scaled up in both developed and developing countries as part of well-coordinated national breastfeeding promotion or maternal-child health programs...
US national breastfeeding monitoring and surveillance: current status and recommendationsDonna J Chapman
Connecticut NIH EXPORT Center for Eliminating Health Disparities Among Latinos, Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 4017, USA
J Hum Lact 25:139-50. 2009..Suggestions to improve this system include: standardizing breastfeeding definitions, expanding ethnic/racial descriptors, collecting additional relevant variables, and reducing recall periods...
An innovative community-based approach to encourage breastfeeding among Hispanic/Latino womenThomas J Stopka
J Am Diet Assoc 102:766-7. 2002
