2024
The milk study protocol: A longitudinal, prospective cohort study of the relationship between human milk metabolic hormone concentration, maternal body composition, and early growth and satiety development in Samoan infants aged 1–4 months
Harries V, Abraham J, Vesi L, Reupena A, Faaselele-Savusa K, Duckham R, Bribiescas R, Hawley N. The milk study protocol: A longitudinal, prospective cohort study of the relationship between human milk metabolic hormone concentration, maternal body composition, and early growth and satiety development in Samoan infants aged 1–4 months. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0292997. PMID: 38728264, PMCID: PMC11086876, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal body compositionEarly infant growthBody compositionInfant growthProspective longitudinal cohortMother-infant dyadsBreastfeeding mother-infant dyadsHuman milkFingerpick blood sampleInfants aged 1Longitudinal cohortBody composition measurementsProspective cohort studyInfant feeding patternsSatiety developmentUndernourished womenSatiety responsivenessInfant satietyInfant hungerHormone leptinCohort studyHigh-income settingsMultivariate analysisEating patternsHormone transfer
2022
Maternal weight status and the composition of the human milk microbiome: A scoping review
Daiy K, Harries V, Nyhan K, Marcinkowska U. Maternal weight status and the composition of the human milk microbiome: A scoping review. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274950. PMID: 36191014, PMCID: PMC9529148, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal weight statusGestational weight gainHuman milk microbiomeWeight statusMilk microbiomeExcessive gestational weight gainGut microbiomeCross-sectional studyInfant gut microbiomeWeb of ScienceBifidobacterium abundancePostpartum BMIInfant healthHuman milkWeight gainLower alpha diversityAdult gut microbiomeBMIMilk microbiotaCurrent literatureMicrobiomeStatusMicrobial compositionAssociationReview
2021
Replicability of leptin associations with testosterone, estradiol, follicle‐stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in healthy Ache men of Paraguay: A multiple daily assessment
Harries V, Bribiescas R. Replicability of leptin associations with testosterone, estradiol, follicle‐stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in healthy Ache men of Paraguay: A multiple daily assessment. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23638. PMID: 34213036, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle-stimulating hormoneLeptin's associationsMale reproductive hormone levelsSerum follicle-stimulating hormoneMale reproductive hormonesReproductive hormone levelsMultiple daily assessmentsLeptin levelsEstradiol levelsHealthy menHormone levelsReproductive hormonesLeptinSeparate daysTestosteroneDaily assessmentHormoneSmall sample sizeAche menSalivary testosteroneMenLifestyle variationsSpan of daysEstradiolLHNo impact of developmental conditions on serum estradiol levels among Bangladeshi women in the UK and Bangladesh
Chaney C, Begum K, la Mora A, Sievert L, Muttukrishna S, Harries V, Sharmeen T, Murphy L, Gunu R, Chowdhury O, Bentley G. No impact of developmental conditions on serum estradiol levels among Bangladeshi women in the UK and Bangladesh. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23631. PMID: 34174012, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE2 levelsWhite womenBangladeshi womenSerum estradiol levelsPost-menopausal womenHigh disease burdenSingle serum sampleSalivary E2Serum E2Estradiol levelsOvarian functionChronic conditionsDisease burdenMenstrual cycleMenstruating womenFemale ovarian functionPhysical activityLast birthPsychosocial stressDay 4Saliva samplesSerum samplesWomenEnergy expenditureDevelopmental conditions
2019
The association between baby care books that promote strict care routines and infant feeding, night‐time care, and maternal–infant interactions
Harries V, Brown A. The association between baby care books that promote strict care routines and infant feeding, night‐time care, and maternal–infant interactions. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2019, 15: e12858. PMID: 31216386, PMCID: PMC6859992, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant care behaviorNight-time careInfant feedingInfant sleepCare routinesCare behaviorMaternal-infant interactionInfant feeding behaviorsPerinatal periodCare recommendationsInfant's needsNew mothersCare decisionsStudy designInfant careSpecific causal pathwaysCareMothersInfantsCausal pathwaysSleepInfant cryingFeedingAssociationFeeding behavior