ArticleNutrients2021
Maternal Nutrition and Neurodevelopment: A Scoping Review.
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122 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 215 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effect of balanced protein-energy supplementation given to pregnant women on birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
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- Neuropathic Pain Comorbid Cognitive Impairment and Vitamin D: A Narrative Review From Mechanisms to Clinical Management.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Genetic investigation of the association between maternal dietary patterns and offspring ADHD.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- MaternalNutrients · 2026Review
- Tert-Butylhydroquinone Reversed Age-Dependent Hypothalamic Mitochondrial Dysfunction Linking Maternal Fructose Exposure to Synaptic Vulnerability.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Schizophrenia: from mechanism to therapy.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Review
- Neuroepigenetic programming by the maternal environment: part A-epigenome-wide DNA methylation profile in the offspring's olfactory bulb following preconceptional weight loss in mice.Clinical epigenetics · 2026Article
- Maternal Nutritional Status and Intrauterine Programming: Epigenetic Mechanisms and Their Impact on Offspring Health.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Maternal phylloquinone intake and early neurodevelopment: implications for prenatal nutrition.Pediatric research · 2026Review
- Maternal dietary phylloquinone intake (vitamin K1) and early childhood neurodevelopment.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Environmental Exposures Influence Fetal Brain Growth and Risk of Neonatal Brain Injury in Congenital Heart Disease.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Associations of early life dietary diversity and child neurodevelopment: a prospective cohort study.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
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Abstract
In this scoping review, we examined the association between maternal nutrition during pregnancy and neurodevelopment in offspring. We searched the Pubmed and ScienceDirect databases for articles published from 2000 to 2020 on inadequate intake of vitamins (B12, folate, vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K), micronutrients (cooper, iron, creatine, choline, zinc, iodine), macronutrients (fatty acids, proteins), high fat diets, ketogenic diets, hypercaloric diets, and maternal undernutrition. Some older relevant articles were included. The search produced a total of 3590 articles, and 84 studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. Data were extracted and analyzed using charts and the frequency of terms used. We concluded that inadequate nutrient intake during pregnancy was associated with brain defects (diminished cerebral volume, spina bifida, alteration of hypothalamic and hippocampal pathways), an increased risk of abnormal behavior, neuropsychiatric disorders (ASD, ADHD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression), altered cognition, visual impairment, and motor deficits. Future studies should establish and quantify the benefits of maternal nutrition during pregnancy on neurodevelopment and recommend adequate supplementation.
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