2021
Anticipating the long-term neurodevelopmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on newborns and infants: A call for research and preventive policy
McDonald AJ, Mew EJ, Hawley NL, Lowe SR. Anticipating the long-term neurodevelopmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on newborns and infants: A call for research and preventive policy. Journal Of Affective Disorders Reports 2021, 6: 100213. PMID: 34514459, PMCID: PMC8417611, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term neurodevelopmental impactCOVID-19 pandemicPrenatal maternal stressEarly childhood adversityPandemic-related stressMental health policyFuture mental healthPregnant womenMaternal stressNeurodevelopmental impactChildhood adversityGlobal cohortNew mothersHealth policyMental healthEarly lifeNewbornsInfantsPreventive policiesNeurodevelopmentPandemicHigh levelsCohortMonthsWomen
2017
Conceptions of pregnancy health and motivations for healthful behavior change among women in American Samoa
Kocher EL, Lamb J, McGarvey ST, Faiai M, Muasau-Howard BT, Hawley NL. Conceptions of pregnancy health and motivations for healthful behavior change among women in American Samoa. Women And Birth 2017, 31: e32-e41. PMID: 28662836, DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesAmerican Samoan womenBehavior changeHealthful behavior changeObesity-related non-communicable diseasesHealth behavior interventionsPre-contemplative stagePregnancy healthBehaviour change interventionsPregnancyEfficacious interventionsHealthy behaviorsHealthful behaviorsBalanced dietWomenSamoan womenChange interventionsInterventionBehavior interventionsBabiesHealthSocial supportIdeal timeProtective treatmentThematic analysis
2015
Hospital practices and concerns about infant satiety are barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in American Samoa
Hawley N, Holmdahl I, Strait E, Freeman J, Muasau-Howard B, To'oto'o-Solaita A, McGarvey S. Hospital practices and concerns about infant satiety are barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in American Samoa. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2015, 1 DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2015.905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInitiation of breastfeedingExclusive breastfeedingHospital dischargeInfant feedingAmerican Samoan womenChildhood obesity preventionSamoan womenIndividual-level barriersEvidence-based interventionsLack of skinBreastfeeding methodInfant satietyProspective studyWeeks postpartumLate pregnancyObesity preventionBreastfeedingHospital practiceSkin contactSatiety cuesEfficacious strategyPostpartumLack of educationWomenLevel barriers