Effect of a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction during pregnancy on child neurodevelopment

About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial that included 626 children, maternal structured lifestyle interventions during pregnancy based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction significantly improved child neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2. 

Authors: Francesca Crovetto, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30255)

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