Anna Ziomkiewicz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3584586 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Ziomkiewicz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ziomkiewicz |
| SIGNATURE | ZIOMKIEWICZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jagiellonian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1842-3314 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Balancing immune protection and emotion regulation
Background: Infant temperament changes during the first year of life, reflecting developmental changes in brain structure and function. Brain development is shaped by the immune system, which in infants is influenced by bioactive components present in breast milk. Objective: This study examined the association between immunoactive factors in breast milk and the development of infant temperament during the first year of life. Subjects and methods:…
The Concentration of Docosahexaenoic Acid ( DHA ) and Arachidonic Acid ( AA ) in Human Milk Is Associated With the Size of Maternal Social Network
INTRODUCTION: Social factors, such as kin and non-kin support in helping the mother of a newborn baby, impact the duration of lactation and may affect human milk composition. Recent studies suggest that maternal stress negatively affects the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids in human milk, which are crucial for infant vision and brain development. We suggest that social support may have the potential to attenuate a negative effect of stress on…
Infant Temperament Is Associated With Milk Cortisol but Not With Maternal Childhood Trauma
Previous studies have suggested that maternal childhood trauma (MCT) may influence infant temperament, but the underlying physiological mechanisms remain unclear. This study sought to confirm the involvement of breast milk cortisol in the link between MCT and infant temperament. The study sample included 90 mother–infant dyads recruited from the urban Polish population. MCT was assessed based on the Early Life Stress Questionnaire (ELSQ) and infa…
Breast size in lactating women and the content of macronutrients in human milk
Introduction Although the primary function of a woman's breast is milk synthesis, only a few studies have evaluated the relationship between breast size and human milk composition, showing equivocal results. This study aims to test if breast size during fully established lactation is related to energy density and content of macronutrients in human milk. Materials and Methods Mothers of healthy, born‐on‐term infants at stage III of lactogenesis ( …
Antenatal Classes in the Context of Prenatal Anxiety and Depression during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Perinatal maternal anxiety and depression negatively affect intrauterine fetal development, birth outcome, breastfeeding initiation, duration, and milk composition. Antenatal classes potentially reduce the anxiety of pregnant women and may thus contribute to healthy infant development. The study investigates the relationship between participation in online or in-person antenatal classes and levels of anxiety and depression in Polish women during …
Accelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction
Objectives Oxidative stress is hypothesized to contribute to age‐related somatic deterioration. Both reproductive and ecological context may necessitate tradeoffs that influence this outcome. We examined whether measures of lifetime reproductive effort were related to levels of oxidative stress biomarkers in peri‐ and post‐menopausal women and whether associations were moderated by rural or urban residence. Methods We surveyed 263 healthy women (…
Shifts in Female Facial Attractiveness during Pregnancy
It has been proposed that women's physical attractiveness is a cue to temporal changes in fertility. If this is the case, we should observe shifts in attractiveness during pregnancy-a unique physiological state of temporal infertility. The aim of this study was to examine how women's facial attractiveness changes during the subsequent trimesters of pregnancy and how it compares to that of nonpregnant women. Sixty-six pictures of pregnant women (2…
Traumatized women's infants are bigger than children of mothers without traumas
Life history theory predicts that experiencing stress during the early period of life will result in accelerated growth and earlier maturation. Indeed, animal and some human studies documented a faster pace of growth in the offspring of stressed mothers. Recent advances in epigenetics suggest that the effects of early developmental stress might be passed across the generations. However, evidence for such intergenerational transmission is scarce, …
Association between sexual orientations of individuals and perceptions of tattooed men
We present the results of the first study exploring whether perceptions of tattooed men may be influenced by sexual orientation. We asked heterosexual women (n = 2,436) and men (n = 230), and lesbian women (n = 50) and gay men (n = 60) to rate nine photos of male models with the provisos that at least one image had a digitally added tattoo and participants would not evaluate the same model in both tattooed and non-tattooed versions. Heterosexual …
The cost of reproduction in women
OBJECTIVES: Life history theory predicts a trade-off between female investment in reproduction and somatic maintenance, which can result in accelerated senescence. Oxidative stress has been shown to be a causal physiological mechanism for accelerated aging and a possible contributor to this trade-off. We aimed to test the hypothesis for the existence of significant associations between measures of reproductive effort and the level of oxidative st…
Serotonin and Dominance
Digit ratio (2D
OBJECTIVES: Second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) is proposed as a proxy for the prenatal balance of sex hormones, is related to hormone-dependent characteristics in adult life, and is a possible predictor of disease later in life. Here, we studied the relationship between 2D:4D and ovarian steroid hormones (17β-estradiol and progesterone) among women of reproductive age. METHODS: From 186 healthy premenopausal women, aged 24-37 years, we collecte…
Grow first, gain fat in the meantime. Longitudinal study of anthropometric changes around menarche
There is a long dispute among anthropologist over which factor is more important – skeletal maturation or energy accumulation – for menarche occurrence. Here we report results of longitudinal study conducted on the sample of 178 girls followed for the period from 2 years before to 2 years after the age of menarche. Each year during this period anthropometric measures of waist and hip circumference, pelvis breadth, subscapular, triceps and abdomin…
Relationships between biomarkers of inflammation, ovarian steroids, and age at menarche in a rural polish sample
Inflammation itself may suppress ovarian function, or indicate immune challenges that lead to ovarian suppression. The timing of menarche may also influence adult inflammatory sensitivity and ovarian hormone concentrations. This lends support to existing models of trade-offs between maintenance and reproduction in women
Symmetrical women have higher potential fertility
Menstrual synchrony
High ponderal index at birth predicts high estradiol levels in adult women
Inter-individual variation in levels of sex hormones results from differences in genetic, developmental, and environmental factors. We tested a hypothesis that programming of the fetal neuroendocrine axis may predispose some women to produce higher levels of steroid hormones during their menstrual cycles as adults. One hundred forty-five regularly menstruating 24- to 36- year-old women collected daily saliva samples for one menstrual cycle. Data …
Body mass, depressive symptoms and menopausal status
Traumatized women's infants are bigger than children of mothers without traumas
Life history theory predicts that experiencing stress during the early period of life will result in accelerated growth and earlier maturation. Indeed, animal and some human studies documented a faster pace of growth in the offspring of stressed mothers. Recent advances in epigenetics suggest that the effects of early developmental stress might be passed across the generations. However, evidence for such intergenerational transmission is scarce, …
Menstrual synchrony
High ponderal index at birth predicts high estradiol levels in adult women
Inter-individual variation in levels of sex hormones results from differences in genetic, developmental, and environmental factors. We tested a hypothesis that programming of the fetal neuroendocrine axis may predispose some women to produce higher levels of steroid hormones during their menstrual cycles as adults. One hundred forty-five regularly menstruating 24- to 36- year-old women collected daily saliva samples for one menstrual cycle. Data …
Body mass, depressive symptoms and menopausal status
Symmetrical women have higher potential fertility
Menstrual synchrony
Relationships between biomarkers of inflammation, ovarian steroids, and age at menarche in a rural polish sample
Inflammation itself may suppress ovarian function, or indicate immune challenges that lead to ovarian suppression. The timing of menarche may also influence adult inflammatory sensitivity and ovarian hormone concentrations. This lends support to existing models of trade-offs between maintenance and reproduction in women
Digit ratio (2D
OBJECTIVES: Second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) is proposed as a proxy for the prenatal balance of sex hormones, is related to hormone-dependent characteristics in adult life, and is a possible predictor of disease later in life. Here, we studied the relationship between 2D:4D and ovarian steroid hormones (17β-estradiol and progesterone) among women of reproductive age. METHODS: From 186 healthy premenopausal women, aged 24-37 years, we collecte…
Grow first, gain fat in the meantime. Longitudinal study of anthropometric changes around menarche
There is a long dispute among anthropologist over which factor is more important – skeletal maturation or energy accumulation – for menarche occurrence. Here we report results of longitudinal study conducted on the sample of 178 girls followed for the period from 2 years before to 2 years after the age of menarche. Each year during this period anthropometric measures of waist and hip circumference, pelvis breadth, subscapular, triceps and abdomin…
Serotonin and Dominance
The cost of reproduction in women
OBJECTIVES: Life history theory predicts a trade-off between female investment in reproduction and somatic maintenance, which can result in accelerated senescence. Oxidative stress has been shown to be a causal physiological mechanism for accelerated aging and a possible contributor to this trade-off. We aimed to test the hypothesis for the existence of significant associations between measures of reproductive effort and the level of oxidative st…
Association between sexual orientations of individuals and perceptions of tattooed men
We present the results of the first study exploring whether perceptions of tattooed men may be influenced by sexual orientation. We asked heterosexual women (n = 2,436) and men (n = 230), and lesbian women (n = 50) and gay men (n = 60) to rate nine photos of male models with the provisos that at least one image had a digitally added tattoo and participants would not evaluate the same model in both tattooed and non-tattooed versions. Heterosexual …
Shifts in Female Facial Attractiveness during Pregnancy
It has been proposed that women's physical attractiveness is a cue to temporal changes in fertility. If this is the case, we should observe shifts in attractiveness during pregnancy-a unique physiological state of temporal infertility. The aim of this study was to examine how women's facial attractiveness changes during the subsequent trimesters of pregnancy and how it compares to that of nonpregnant women. Sixty-six pictures of pregnant women (2…
Traumatized women's infants are bigger than children of mothers without traumas
Life history theory predicts that experiencing stress during the early period of life will result in accelerated growth and earlier maturation. Indeed, animal and some human studies documented a faster pace of growth in the offspring of stressed mothers. Recent advances in epigenetics suggest that the effects of early developmental stress might be passed across the generations. However, evidence for such intergenerational transmission is scarce, …
Accelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction
Objectives Oxidative stress is hypothesized to contribute to age‐related somatic deterioration. Both reproductive and ecological context may necessitate tradeoffs that influence this outcome. We examined whether measures of lifetime reproductive effort were related to levels of oxidative stress biomarkers in peri‐ and post‐menopausal women and whether associations were moderated by rural or urban residence. Methods We surveyed 263 healthy women (…
Antenatal Classes in the Context of Prenatal Anxiety and Depression during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Perinatal maternal anxiety and depression negatively affect intrauterine fetal development, birth outcome, breastfeeding initiation, duration, and milk composition. Antenatal classes potentially reduce the anxiety of pregnant women and may thus contribute to healthy infant development. The study investigates the relationship between participation in online or in-person antenatal classes and levels of anxiety and depression in Polish women during …
Infant Temperament Is Associated With Milk Cortisol but Not With Maternal Childhood Trauma
Previous studies have suggested that maternal childhood trauma (MCT) may influence infant temperament, but the underlying physiological mechanisms remain unclear. This study sought to confirm the involvement of breast milk cortisol in the link between MCT and infant temperament. The study sample included 90 mother–infant dyads recruited from the urban Polish population. MCT was assessed based on the Early Life Stress Questionnaire (ELSQ) and infa…
Breast size in lactating women and the content of macronutrients in human milk
Introduction Although the primary function of a woman's breast is milk synthesis, only a few studies have evaluated the relationship between breast size and human milk composition, showing equivocal results. This study aims to test if breast size during fully established lactation is related to energy density and content of macronutrients in human milk. Materials and Methods Mothers of healthy, born‐on‐term infants at stage III of lactogenesis ( …
The Concentration of Docosahexaenoic Acid ( DHA ) and Arachidonic Acid ( AA ) in Human Milk Is Associated With the Size of Maternal Social Network
INTRODUCTION: Social factors, such as kin and non-kin support in helping the mother of a newborn baby, impact the duration of lactation and may affect human milk composition. Recent studies suggest that maternal stress negatively affects the level of polyunsaturated fatty acids in human milk, which are crucial for infant vision and brain development. We suggest that social support may have the potential to attenuate a negative effect of stress on…
Balancing immune protection and emotion regulation
Background: Infant temperament changes during the first year of life, reflecting developmental changes in brain structure and function. Brain development is shaped by the immune system, which in infants is influenced by bioactive components present in breast milk. Objective: This study examined the association between immunoactive factors in breast milk and the development of infant temperament during the first year of life. Subjects and methods:…
Medicine (14 works) · Biology (9 works) · Endocrinology (8 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Physiology (7 works) · Pregnancy (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (5 works)