Sarah Sobik

Associate Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2020–2026); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2022–2025); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2020–2026)

Faculty Researcher

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

5 h-index 16 pubs 88 cited

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Biomedical Subjects

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Sarah Sobik investigates maternal and infant health, with a focus on breastfeeding, nutrition, and early life development. Her work has explored the experiences and education surrounding antenatal breast milk expression, as well as the impact of maternal obesity on milk composition and maternal energy intake during lactation. Sobik has also examined the role of breastfeeding in supporting adequate infant growth and development beyond infancy, and the associations between maternal physical activity, maternal lipid levels, and infant anthropometric outcomes. Her research extends to understanding the influence of the perinatal environment on childhood cardiometabolic risk factors and the impact of excessive maternal weight on breastfeeding behaviors. Additionally, she has investigated the characterization of human milk RNA degradation to optimize storage and compared the long-term growth and health outcomes of infant feeding with soy protein-based formula versus cow's milk-based formula and human milk. Sobik collaborates with researchers including Clark Sims, Aline Andres, Lindsay Blake, and Megan Hand at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

h-index: 5
Publications: 16
Citations: 88

Selected Publications

Characterizing Human Milk RNA Degradation Over Time to Optimize Storage of Human Milk for RNA Quality (2026)

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia DOI OpenAlex
Promoting Breastfeeding Among Latina Women in a Community Pediatric Clinic (2025)

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health DOI OpenAlex
Breastfeeding beyond infancy supports adequate growth, development, and nutritional intake (2025)

Pediatric Research 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Childhood cardiometabolic risk factors associated with the perinatal environment of the maternal–paternal–child triad (2024)

Pediatric Obesity 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Mediterranean diet plan in lactating women with obesity reduces maternal energy intake and modulates human milk composition – a feasibility study (2024)

Frontiers in Nutrition 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Impact of Excessive Weight on Breastfeeding Intention, Initiation, and Duration (2023)

Breastfeeding Medicine 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Response to Spatz and Juntereal re: “Education and Experiences of Antenatal Breast Milk Expression: A Systematic Review” (2023)

Breastfeeding Medicine DOI OpenAlex
Education and Experiences of Antenatal Breast Milk Expression: A Systematic Review (2023)

Breastfeeding Medicine 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Associations Between Maternal Physical Activity, Maternal Lipid Levels, and Infant Anthropometric Outcomes at Two Weeks of Age (2022)

Maternal and Child Health Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Early infant feeding effect on growth and body composition during the first 6 years and neurodevelopment at age 72 months (2020)

Pediatric Research 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Maternal Adiposity is Associated with Fat Mass Accretion in Female but not Male Offspring During the First 2 Years of Life (2020)

Obesity 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
Parental adiposity differentially associates with newborn body composition (2019)

Pediatric Obesity 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
Subclinical Depression is Associated with Lower Birth Weight in Obese Women (2015)

The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

Gr037181 Sobik Promoting and Supporting Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Hispanic Women in Community Pediatric Clinics UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator