Pre-pregnancy diet quality and its association with offspring behavioral problems

Gete, Dereje G.; Waller, Michael; Mishra, Gita D.

doi:10.1007/s00394-020-02264-7

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“…Thirdly, residual confounding cannot be fully ruled out. For instance, family structures [ 53 ] and the quality of pre-pregnancy diet [ 54 ] would influence children’s emotional and behavioral development. Finally, Finally, the use of informant-reported measures of health behaviors self-reported smoking history may be subject to recall bias [ 55 ], and direct measurement (such as nicotine) would be more realistic and objective.…”

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Non-Linear and Sex-Specific Effect of Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI on Emotional and Behavioral Development of Preschool Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Hao

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(1) Background: The aim was to examine the non-linear and sex-specific outcomes of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI on emotional and behavioral development of preschool children; (2) Methods: This study was based on the China-Anhui Birth Cohort (C-ABCS), including 3648 mother–child pairs. Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI was calculated from the maternal pre-pregnancy height and weight measured at the first antenatal checkup. Main caregivers completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to assess children’s preschool emotional and behavioral development. A restricted cubic spline model was drawn using Stata version 15.1 to analyze the association between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and preschoolers’ SDQ scores by sex; (3) Results: Among boys, maternal pre-pregnancy underweight was associated with the increased risk of conduct problems and pro-social behaviors, and pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity related with the increased risk of peer problems. Interestingly, when maternal pre-pregnancy BMI was between 18.50 kg/m2 and 18.67 kg/m2, boys had the increased risk of conduct problems. When pre-pregnancy BMI was between 18.50 kg/m2 and 19.57 kg/m2, boys had the increased risk of pro-social problems. No significant associations were observed; (4) Conclusions: A non-linear effect of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI on emotional and behavioral development has been found in preschool boys. In particular, pre-pregnancy normal weight may still affect boys’ emotional and behavioral development.

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Non-Linear and Sex-Specific Effect of Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI on Emotional and Behavioral Development of Preschool Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study

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“…Establishing healthy dietary patterns is crucial during preconception and pregnancy periods, which have a significant role in maternal and child health (1)(2)(3)(4) . The fetal development process requires the correct quality and quantity of nutrients.…”

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Changes in dietary patterns from preconception to during pregnancy and its association with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors

Gete

Waller

Mishra

2021

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Objective: To examine dietary patterns changes from preconception to during pregnancy and their associations with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors. Design: This study used data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH), a population-based prospective cohort study. Women’s dietary patterns were assessed using Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) score and the four patterns were obtained from the factor analysis (Western diets, vegetable and grains, traditional vegetable and fruit patterns). Multi-variable linear regression and repeated measures mixed-effect models were used. Setting: A national representative survey which covers all Australian citizens and permanent residents in Australia. Participants: 621 women were included from the ALSWH. Results: Women’s scores increased on the ‘HEI-2015’, ‘traditional vegetable’ and ‘fruit’ patterns while the ‘vegetable and grains’ decreased from preconception to during pregnancy. Women with higher education were more likely to increase their HEI-2015 score and fruit consumption from preconception to during pregnancy, respectively (β = 2·31, (95 % CI 0·02, 4·60)) and (β = 23·78, (95 % CI 4·58, 42·97)), than those with lower educational status. Single women were more likely to increase the consumption of vegetables and grains compared to married women (β = 76·08, (95 % CI 20·83, 131·32)). Women with higher income had a greater increase in the HEI-2015 score than those with lower income (β = 3·02, (95 % CI 0·21, 5·83)). Conclusion: The findings indicate that there have been marked dietary changes from preconception to during pregnancy. Changes in healthy dietary patterns were influenced by education, marital status and income.

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“…Diet at the preconception stage plays a critical role in how a child will develop during pregnancy and as they continue to develop after birth (Gete et al, 2021;Gete et al, 2022;Peacock et al, 2011). Specific nutrients are essential for foetal brain development, especially as the foetus is vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies that can impact brain development and future onset of both neurological and behavioural deficits (Dauncey, 2009;Dou et al, 2023;Gete et al, 2021;Jackson, 2016;Oh et al, 2014;Prado & Dewey, 2014). The maternal intake of specific minerals, vitamins, nutrients and supplementation such as folate, vitamin C, magnesium, iron and zinc are crucial for favourable brain function and development before and during pregnancy (Dauncey, 2009;Jackson, 2016;Miyake et al, 2020;Prado & Dewey, 2014;Zhu et al, 2023).…”

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“…Additionally, low adherence to the MedDiet antenatally was associated with increased risk of behavioural problems in the offspring (Mahmassani et al, 2022). Higher adherence to the MedDiet antenatally was associated with lower risk for child behavioural problems (Gete et al, 2021). Regarding child adherence to the MedDiet and subsequent outcomes, there is evidence to suggest there is a relationship.…”

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How Diet Impacts the Relationship between Intimate Partner Aggression and Child Conduct Problems

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Abstract The positive relationship between intimate partner aggression (IPA) and child conduct problems (CP) is an established research finding in the literature, suggesting that exposure to IPA can negatively impact on children’s behaviour. The relationship between diet and children’s behaviour is also an established research finding, suggesting that a ‘healthy’ diet can buffer against, while an ‘unhealthy’ diet can exacerbate, child behavioural problems.These established relationships lead us to create hypotheses that test whether maternal and child dietary patterns can moderate the relationship between minor IPA and child CP, which is yet to be explored. It is hypothesised that both the maternal and child 'healthy' dietary patterns will act as a protective factor for CP in children who are exposed to IPA. The current study is based on the dataset from the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study, which is New Zealand’s biggest and continuing longitudinal study with over 6,000 children. Diet was measured antenatally for the mother and at child age 2 and 4.5. Minor IPA was measured antenatally and when the child was 9 months through mother and partner reports. CP was measured via the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at age 2, 4.5 and 8.Structural equation models showed significant effects of IPA on CP for all time points. Both 'healthy' and 'junk' diet had varying impacts on child CP, with mainly positive effects of ‘healthy’ diet and negative effects of ‘junk diet on child CP. However, moderation effects of diet for the relationship between IPA and CP did not withstand multiple comparisons, indicating no moderating effect of diet. Implications of the research suggest that broader dietary patterns may not need further investigation in this context as IPA is a predictor of CP that is not changed by diet. Despite no significant buffering effects, the direct effects of the maternal and child diet allow the recommendation of incorporating diet as a key component in the prevention and intervention of children with behavioural problems.

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Pre-pregnancy diet quality and its association with offspring behavioral problems

Cited by 10 publications

References 45 publications

Non-Linear and Sex-Specific Effect of Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI on Emotional and Behavioral Development of Preschool Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Non-Linear and Sex-Specific Effect of Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI on Emotional and Behavioral Development of Preschool Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Changes in dietary patterns from preconception to during pregnancy and its association with socio-demographic and lifestyle factors

How Diet Impacts the Relationship between Intimate Partner Aggression and Child Conduct Problems

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