2025
Associations between maternal and infant body composition, feeding practices, and perceived infant eating behaviour in Samoan mother–infant dyads aged 1–4 months
Bertacchi V, Daiy K, Vesi L, Faaselele-Savusa K, Duckham R, Naseri T, Soti-Ulberg C, Abraham J, Bribiescas R, Hawley N. Associations between maternal and infant body composition, feeding practices, and perceived infant eating behaviour in Samoan mother–infant dyads aged 1–4 months. Annals Of Human Biology 2025, 52: 2534349. PMID: 40762381, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2025.2534349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaby Eating Behaviour QuestionnaireInfant body compositionFood responsivenessSatiety responsivenessInfant appetiteBody compositionMaternal perceptionProportion of infantsBMI-for-ageAged 1General appetiteInfants aged 1Initiation of breastfeedingBody composition measurementsDevelopment of obesityInfant eating behaviorsMaternal educational statusMaternal BMIBreastfed infantsInfant characteristicsInfant sexBreastfeeding patternsBreastfeeding practicesMaternal confidenceInfants
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
2020
A missense variant in CREBRF, rs373863828, is associated with fat-free mass, not fat mass in Samoan infants
Arslanian KJ, Fidow UT, Atanoa T, Unasa-Apelu F, Naseri T, Wetzel AI, Pomer A, Duckham RL, McGarvey ST, Strayer JA, Kershaw EE, Weeks DE, Hawley NL. A missense variant in CREBRF, rs373863828, is associated with fat-free mass, not fat mass in Samoan infants. International Journal Of Obesity 2020, 45: 45-55. PMID: 32884101, PMCID: PMC8329753, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-020-00659-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexDual-energy X-ray absorptiometrySamoan infantsBone massFat massLean massEarly infantsBody compositionInfant body mass indexMinor alleleDeterminants of adiposityOdds of diabetesBone mass accretionMissense variantsX-ray absorptiometryFat-free massCross-sectional analysisMore bone massCREBRF variantProspective studyHigher oddsEarly infancyInfantsAdult populationNatural history
2017
Breastfeeding and body size
Hawley N, Gorrepati P. Breastfeeding and body size. 2017, 83-96. DOI: 10.4324/9781315145129-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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