SynthesisNutrients2015
Fish intake during pregnancy and foetal neurodevelopment--a systematic review of the evidence.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.
- Seafood During Pregnancy and Lactation and Child Neurocognitive Development: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Pooled it
- A Review on the Vagus Nerve and Autonomic Nervous System During Fetal Development: Searching for Critical Windows.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- Preconception and Prenatal Nutrition and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
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- Evaluating implementation of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist for preconception and pregnancy within the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023Trial
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- Nutrition, Physical Activity and Other Health Aspects Before and During Pregnancy - Recommendations by the Nationwide "Healthy Start Network" (Netzwerk Gesund ins Leben) 2026.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2026Article
- Maternal Fish Intake in the Year Prior to Conception and Birth Defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011.Birth defects research · 2026Article
- A multicountry, multicenter report to identify nutritional risks in female populations using the FIGO Nutrition Checklist.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Maternal prenatal nut and seafood consumption and child neuropsychological function from 4 to 15 years of age: a population-based cohort study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Maternal dietary patterns, breastfeeding duration, and their association with child cognitive function and head circumference growth: A prospective mother-child cohort study.PLoS medicine · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of the Frequency of Fresh and Frozen Fish Consumption Among Two Cohorts of Pregnant Women.Nutrients · 2025Article
- [Exposure to methylmercury and neurodevelopment in Indigenous children: a theoretical model].Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Review
- Association between Fish Consumption during Pregnancy and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Statistical Study in Southern Italy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Maternal seafood consumption is associated with improved selenium status: Implications for child health.Neurotoxicology · 2024Article
- Fish Consumption Advisory Awareness and Behavior Among Asian Women of Childbearing Age - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 1, 2022-January 31, 2023.WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin · 2024Article
- Maternal dietary patterns and placental outcomes among pregnant women in Los Angeles.Placenta · 2024Article
- Net effects explains the benefits to children from maternal fish consumption despite methylmercury in fish.Neurotoxicology · 2023Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Fish is a source of several nutrients that are important for healthy foetal development. Guidelines from Australia, Europe and the USA encourage fish consumption during pregnancy. The potential for contamination by heavy metals, as well as risk of listeriosis requires careful consideration of the shaping of dietary messages related to fish intake during pregnancy. This review critically evaluates literature on fish intake in pregnant women, with a focus on the association between neurodevelopmental outcomes in the offspring and maternal fish intake during pregnancy. Peer-reviewed journal articles published between January 2000 and March 2014 were included. Eligible studies included those of healthy pregnant women who had experienced full term births and those that had measured fish or seafood intake and assessed neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring. Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect and the Cochrane Library were searched using the search terms: pregnant, neurodevelopment, cognition, fish and seafood. Of 279 papers sourced, eight were included in the final review. Due to heterogeneity in methodology and measured outcomes, a qualitative comparison of study findings was conducted. This review indicates that the benefits of diets providing moderate amounts of fish during pregnancy outweigh potential detrimental effects in regards to offspring neurodevelopment. It is important that the type of fish consumed is low in mercury.
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