Maternal structured lifestyle interventions during pregnancy based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2 years, according to a study published online on Aug. 22 in JAMA Network Open.
Maternal structured lifestyle interventions during pregnancy based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2 years, according to a study published online on Aug. 22 inFrancesca Crovetto, M.D., Ph.D.
A total of 1,221 singleton pregnancies with a high risk for developing newborns who were small for gestational age were randomly assigned to a Mediterranean diet intervention, including educational sessions and free provision of extra virginand walnuts; an MBSR program adapted for pregnancy; or usual care per institutional protocols.
Neurodevelopment was assessed in 626 children at a mean age of 24.8 months. The researchers found that children in the Mediterranean diet group had higher scores in the cognitive and social-emotional domains than children from the usual care group , while children from the stress reduction group had higher scores in the social-emotional domain .as well as assessment in additional patient populations," the authors write.
Francesca Crovetto et al, Effect of a Mediterranean Diet or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction During Pregnancy on Child Neurodevelopment,
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