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
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
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