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Anita Esquerra-Zwiers

Associate Professor of Nursing

Hope College

Affiliations

Hope College

Natural and Applied Sciences

Office of the Dean of Natural and Applied Sciences

Nursing Department

Natural and Applied Sciences

Nursing Department

Public Affairs and Marketing

Anita Esquerra-zwiers is currently serving as a Hope College Associate Professor of Nursing at Hope College.

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Anita Esquerra-Zwiers

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Associate Professor of Nursing

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maternal health health sciences pediatrics public health dairy science obstetrics and gynaecology breastfeeding nutrition gynecology fertility women's health livestock science nursing science midwifery child development human lactation neonatology donor milk reproductive endocrinology preventive healthcare animal science reproductive health clinical nutrition obstetrics health economics clinical nursing physiological measurements reproductive immunology clinical proteomics applied social psychology applied psychology behavioral nutrition behavioral research pediatric intensive care patient monitoring preterm birth behavior monitoring economic impact human milk sodium portable point-of-care instrumentation potassium concentrations long-term growth own milk midwest mothers behavior-based structural model neurodevelopmental outcome low birth weight necrotizing enterocolitis health services research nursing child nutrition primary care population health health equity nurse practitioners early childhood development nursing management health education obstetric anesthesia health policy health care medical education higher education family medicine pediatric nursing family planning abortion nurse education nursing scholarship

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Integrating Biological, Behavioral, and Economic Factors in the Practice and Study of Early, Unplanned Lactation Cessation. Breastfeeding Medicine (2025)

gynecologyfertilitylivestock scienceobstetrics and gynaecologypreventive healthcaremidwiferynutritionmaternal healthdairy sciencepediatricsagribusinessanimal sciencewomen's healthreproductive endocrinologynursing sciencereproductive healthhealth sciences

Point-Of-Care Techniques to Identify Risks for Early, Unplanned Lactation Cessation Among Term Mother/Infant Dyads: An Integrative Review. Breastfeeding Medicine (2025)

gynecologyfertilityobstetrics and gynaecologypreventive healthcaremidwiferypediatric nursingpediatricsmaternal healthobstetric anesthesiaclinical epidemiologynursingwomen's healthnursing sciencepregnancy hypertensionreproductive healthsexual and reproductive healthchild development

The Relationship Between Prenatal Yoga, Social Determinants of Health, Maternal Factors and Breastfeeding Outcomes. Research Square (2025)

yogachild nutritionearly childhood developmentmidwiferyobstetrics and gynaecologyfamily medicinewellnessmaternal healthpublic healthdevelopmental sciencehealth psychologyfamily psychologywomen's healthnursing sciencehealth scienceschild developmentfamily planning

Comparison of Human Milk Bottle With Infant/Toddler Test Weights in the Community Setting. BMC Nutrition (2024)

livestock sciencechild nutritionclinical nutritionpublic health nutritionhealth equitypediatric nursingpediatricsmaternal healthdairy sciencenutritionpopulation healthhealth educationbody compositionpediatric obesitypublic healthhealth scienceshealth promotion

Associations of Secretory Activation Breast Milk Biomarkers With Breastfeeding Outcome Measures. The Journal of Pediatrics (2022)

gynecologylivestock scienceobstetrics and gynaecologyreproductive immunologyendocrinologyclinical nutritionnutritionmaternal healthdairy sciencebiostatisticsanimal sciencewomen's healthreproductive endocrinologyhealth sciencesclinical proteomicsbreast cancerbiomarkers

Explaining Variance in Breastfeeding Intentions and Behaviors Among a Cohort of Midwest Mothers Using a Theory of Planned Behavior-Based Structural Model. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022)

applied social psychologyhuman behaviorbehavioral researchapplied psychologyhealth communicationbehavior-based structural modelbehavior monitoringbehavioral nutritionmidwest mothersbehavioral scienceshealth psychologypublic healthpsychologybehavior change (public health)breastfeedingchild developmenthealth promotion

ERRATUM: Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Exposed to Donor Milk. American Journal of Perinatology (2021)

Kousiki PatraMichelle M. GreeneGrace TobinGina CasiniAnita L. Esquerra-ZwiersPaula P. MeierAloka L. Patel

neurodevelopmental outcomeneonatologypediatrics

Use of a Portable Point-Of-Care Instrumentation to Measure Human Milk Sodium and Potassium Concentrations. Breastfeeding Medicine (2021)

Anita Esquerra-ZwiersAlexandra VroomDonna GeddesChing Tat Lai

clinical nursinghuman milk sodiumobstetrics and gynaecologyobstetricsmeasurementmaternal healthphysiological measurementsinstrumentationhuman lactationpatient monitoringpublic healthpotassium concentrationshealth sciencesbreastfeedingepidemiologyportable point-of-care instrumentation

Comparison of Human Milk Biomarker Concentrations With Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (2020)

Anita Esquerra-ZwiersEmilie Dykstra GorisEmma Johnson

obstetrics and gynaecologyneonatologyobstetricsclinical epidemiologymaternal healthnursingnursing sciencerespiratory medicinepublic healthhealth sciencesbreastfeedingbiomarkers

The Economic Impact of Donor Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of Pediatrics (2020)

Tricia J. JohnsonAndrew BerenzJennifer WicksAnita Esquerra-ZwiersKelly S. SuloMegan E. GrossJennifer SzotekPaula MeierAloka L. Patel

health economicspediatric intensive careeconomic impactdonor milkeconomicspediatrics

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Anita Esquerra-Zwiers

Associate Professor of Nursing

Hope College

Affiliations

Hope College

Natural and Applied Sciences

Office of the Dean of Natural and Applied Sciences

Nursing Department

Natural and Applied Sciences

Nursing Department

Public Affairs and Marketing

Anita Esquerra-zwiers is currently serving as a Hope College Associate Professor of Nursing at Hope College.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Anita Esquerra-Zwiers

Hope College

Associate Professor of Nursing

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Integrating Biological, Behavioral, and Economic Factors in the Practice and Study of Early, Unplanned Lactation Cessation. Breastfeeding Medicine (2025)

Point-Of-Care Techniques to Identify Risks for Early, Unplanned Lactation Cessation Among Term Mother/Infant Dyads: An Integrative Review. Breastfeeding Medicine (2025)

The Relationship Between Prenatal Yoga, Social Determinants of Health, Maternal Factors and Breastfeeding Outcomes. Research Square (2025)

Comparison of Human Milk Bottle With Infant/Toddler Test Weights in the Community Setting. BMC Nutrition (2024)

Associations of Secretory Activation Breast Milk Biomarkers With Breastfeeding Outcome Measures. The Journal of Pediatrics (2022)

Explaining Variance in Breastfeeding Intentions and Behaviors Among a Cohort of Midwest Mothers Using a Theory of Planned Behavior-Based Structural Model. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022)

ERRATUM: Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Exposed to Donor Milk. American Journal of Perinatology (2021)

Kousiki PatraMichelle M. GreeneGrace TobinGina CasiniAnita L. Esquerra-ZwiersPaula P. MeierAloka L. Patel

neurodevelopmental outcomeneonatologypediatrics

Use of a Portable Point-Of-Care Instrumentation to Measure Human Milk Sodium and Potassium Concentrations. Breastfeeding Medicine (2021)

Anita Esquerra-ZwiersAlexandra VroomDonna GeddesChing Tat Lai

Comparison of Human Milk Biomarker Concentrations With Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (2020)

Anita Esquerra-ZwiersEmilie Dykstra GorisEmma Johnson

obstetrics and gynaecologyneonatologyobstetricsclinical epidemiologymaternal healthnursingnursing sciencerespiratory medicinepublic healthhealth sciencesbreastfeedingbiomarkers

The Economic Impact of Donor Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of Pediatrics (2020)

Tricia J. JohnsonAndrew BerenzJennifer WicksAnita Esquerra-ZwiersKelly S. SuloMegan E. GrossJennifer SzotekPaula MeierAloka L. Patel

health economicspediatric intensive careeconomic impactdonor milkeconomicspediatrics

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