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- Title
Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Intake Levels During Pregnancy and Infant Performance on a Novel Object Search Task at 22 Months.
- Authors
Rees, Alison; Sirois, Sylvain; Wearden, Alison
- Abstract
This study investigated maternal prenatal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake and infant cognitive development at 22 months. Estimates for second- and third-trimester maternal DHA intake levels were obtained using a comprehensive Food Frequency Questionnaire. Infants (n = 67) were assessed at 22 months on a novel object search task. Mothers' DHA intake levels were divided into high or low groups, with analyses revealing a significant positive effect of third-trimester DHA on object search task performance. The third trimester appears to be a critical time for ensuring adequate maternal DHA levels to facilitate optimum cognitive development in late infancy.
- Subjects
DOCOSAHEXAENOIC acid; THIRD trimester of pregnancy; COGNITIVE development research; COGNITION in infants; COGNITIVE testing; TASK performance
- Publication
Child Development, 2014, Vol 85, Issue 6, p2131
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.12280