Briana J Jegier
Biographic Data
| ID | 7581412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Briana J Jegier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Briana J |
| FAMILY NAME | Jegier |
| SIGNATURE | JEGIER B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | D'Youville College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2441-2010 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Maternity Care Deserts
The economic cost consequences of suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices
Breastfeeding is important for women and children’s health, but less than half of infants worldwide begin life with optimal breastfeeding. A growing literature shows consistently large economic costs of not breastfeeding, with global studies showing economic losses of around US$300 billion globally. However, existing studies are highly diverse in approaches, methods, data sources and country results. Building on a landmark 2012 UNICEF UK review f…
Suboptimal breastfeeding in the United States
The aim of this study was to quantify the excess cases of pediatric and maternal disease, death, and costs attributable to suboptimal breastfeeding rates in the United States. Using the current literature on the associations between breastfeeding and health outcomes for nine pediatric and five maternal diseases, we created Monte Carlo simulations modeling a hypothetical cohort of U.S. women followed from age 15 to age 70 years and their children …
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Suboptimal breastfeeding in the United States
The aim of this study was to quantify the excess cases of pediatric and maternal disease, death, and costs attributable to suboptimal breastfeeding rates in the United States. Using the current literature on the associations between breastfeeding and health outcomes for nine pediatric and five maternal diseases, we created Monte Carlo simulations modeling a hypothetical cohort of U.S. women followed from age 15 to age 70 years and their children …
The economic cost consequences of suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices
Breastfeeding is important for women and children’s health, but less than half of infants worldwide begin life with optimal breastfeeding. A growing literature shows consistently large economic costs of not breastfeeding, with global studies showing economic losses of around US$300 billion globally. However, existing studies are highly diverse in approaches, methods, data sources and country results. Building on a landmark 2012 UNICEF UK review f…
Maternity Care Deserts
Breast feeding (2 works) · Breastfeeding (2 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Infant mortality (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Call to action (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Health (1 work)