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

• Victoria Harries,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9869-3225

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• Jyothi Abraham,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation School of Nursing, National University of Samoa, Apia, Samoa

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• Lupesina Vesi,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration

  Affiliation Obesity, Lifestyle, and Genetic Adaptations Study Group, Apia, Samoa

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• Aniva Reupena,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Obesity, Lifestyle, and Genetic Adaptations Study Group, Apia, Samoa

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• Kima Faaselele-Savusa,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision

  Affiliation Obesity, Lifestyle, and Genetic Adaptations Study Group, Apia, Samoa

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• Rachel L. Duckham,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences, The University of Melbourne and Western Health, St Albans, Australia

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• Richard Bribiescas,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

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• Nicola Hawley

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: nicola.hawley@yale.edu

  Affiliation Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-3454

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