2025
Study protocol for the Health Outcomes in Pregnancy and Early Childhood (HOPE) Study: A mother-infant study in American Samoa
Heinsberg L, Loia M, Tasele S, Faasalele-Savusa K, Carlson J, Anesi S, Desobry K, Yuchongco E, Guevara B, Sesaga A, Iloilo A, Tofaeono V, Bryan K, Tauasosi-Posiulai T, Kershaw E, Conley Y, Weeks D, Hawley N, Muasau-Howard B. Study protocol for the Health Outcomes in Pregnancy and Early Childhood (HOPE) Study: A mother-infant study in American Samoa. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0326644. PMID: 40952996, PMCID: PMC12435730, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusBody mass indexHealth outcomesBurden of gestational diabetes mellitusLower risk of type 2 diabetesAmerican Samoa Department of HealthAssociated with higher body mass indexLow riskGestational diabetes statusRisk of type 2 diabetesHigher Body Mass IndexCord blood DNA methylationLongitudinal cohort studyDepartment of HealthInfant body sizePacific IslandersPeer-reviewed publicationsType 2 diabetesBlood DNA methylationInstitutional review boardAmerican SamoaPregnant womenInfant growthFollow-upMass index
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
An Exploratory Study of the Gaps and Barriers to Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women in Tamale, Ghana
Ayande R, Otoo G, Rousham E, Hawley N, Carbone E. An Exploratory Study of the Gaps and Barriers to Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women in Tamale, Ghana. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa054_009. PMCID: PMC7258329, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal health literacyPregnant womenNutrition educationHealth providersNE interventionsHealth professionals’ workloadsLow-middle income settingsChild health outcomesTraditional birth attendantsCurrent nutrition educationLow socioeconomic statusANC visitsPregnancy outcomesAnemia preventionBirth attendantsMaternal complianceANC sessionsHealth workersStudy investigatorsHealth literacyWomen's adherenceHealth outcomesCare processesIncome settingsSpousal controls
2016
The growing threat of non-communicable disease to pregnancy health
Hawley N. The growing threat of non-communicable disease to pregnancy health. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2016, 1 DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2016.909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesChild health effortsPrevalence of obesityRelated non-communicable diseasesSkilled health providersChronic hypertensionObstetric populationMaternal deathsNewborn deathsPregnancy healthPregnant womenGlobal maternalHealth effortsHealth providersAdequate nutritionEssential medicinesDiseaseDeathHypertensionPrematurityObesityDiabetesMaternalMortalityPrevalenceVariability and Predictors of Urinary Concentrations of Replacement Flame Retardants among Pregnant Women
Romano* M, Calafat A, Eliot M, Hawley N, Jayatilaka N, Kelsey K, McGarvey S, Phipps M, Savitz D, Werner E, Braun J. Variability and Predictors of Urinary Concentrations of Replacement Flame Retardants among Pregnant Women. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2016, 2016 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2016.3120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa
Freeman J, Thompson K, Muasau-Howard B, Ah Ching J, McGarvey S, Hawley N. An evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus screening practices in American Samoa. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2015, 1: 68. DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2015.914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral glucose tolerance testMedical record reviewGlucose tolerance testWeeks of gestationHigh-risk populationFetal complicationsPregnancy obesityGDM screeningGestational diabetesRecord reviewPregnant womenClinical recordsSocio-demographic characteristicsTolerance testScreening practicesClinical auditInadequate screeningLocal guidelinesRisk populationsIndependent sample t-testImproved screeningSocio-demographic differencesGDMChi-squareSample t-test
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