Xiaohong Jin, Wei Chen, Ivan Y Sun, Lin Liu
Physical health, school performance and delinquency: A comparative study of left-behind and non-left-behind children in rural China
Child abuse & neglect
research studies showed maternal diet may influence fetal neurodevelopment studies assessed single nutrients food groups investigate impact maternal prenatal dietary patterns pregnancy child neurodevelopment study participants obtained china national birth cohort ages stages questionnaire third edition used assess childrens neurodevelopment 36 months old maternal antenatal dietary data collected three trimesters using food frequency questionnaires five distinct maternal dietary patterns throughout pregnancy identified principal component analysis namely protein micronutrientrich dietary patterns lowiron dietary patterns pasta staple food dietary patterns ironrich dietary patterns tubers fruits baked food dietary patterns groupbased trajectory modeling performed dietary patterns present three periods multiple linear regression models used statistical analysis children mothers followed high protein micronutrientrich dietary pattern trajectory pregnancy presented better neurodevelopment including higher gross motor problemsolving scores furthermore observed children born women lowiron dietary patterns poorer neurodevelopment detail children born mothers lowiron dietary pattern first trimester lower problemsolving scores exposed lowiron dietary pattern second third trimesters lower gross motor scores additionally children mothers lowiron dietary pattern third trimester lower communication scores nutritionbalanced protein micronutrientrich dietary pattern adequate iron dietary pattern mothers throughout pregnancy may beneficial childrens neurodevelopment