Mediterranean diet during pregnancy and infant neurodevelopment: A prospective birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Embryonic neural development is associated with intrauterine nutritional status. However, few cohort studies estimated the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and offspring's early neurodevelopment.

Objective

To examine the impact of the Mediterranean diet (MD) during pregnancy on infant neurodevelopment, including the potential mediating role of cord blood metabolites.

Methods

Among 1,471 mother-child pairs in a prospective birth cohort study in Hefei, China, we investigated the associations between maternal MD score [calculated based on a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)] and child neurodevelopment at infancy [assessed using Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3)]. The cord blood metabolic markers (in

SUBMITTER: Dai FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9885498 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature