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
2013
Oxytocin and Epstein‐Barr virus: Stress biomarkers in the postpartum period among first‐time mothers from São Paulo, Brazil
Rudzik A, Breakey A, Bribiescas R. Oxytocin and Epstein‐Barr virus: Stress biomarkers in the postpartum period among first‐time mothers from São Paulo, Brazil. American Journal Of Human Biology 2013, 26: 43-50. PMID: 24265252, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-time mothersUnplanned pregnancyEBV AbOT levelsSelf-reported stress levelsEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody levelsVirus antibody levelsEpstein-Barr virusBreast milk samplesBlood spot samplesAntibody levelsWeeks postpartumPostpartum periodPregnancyEffective biomarkersSatisfaction scoresNew mothersStress biomarkersPSS scoresOxytocinSpot samplesBiomarkersMothersPositive associationStressful experiences