Healthy prenatal dietary pattern and offspring autism

JAMA Network Open

2024-07-18

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort study of mother-child dyads, adherence to a healthy prenatal dietary pattern was associated with a lower odds of autism diagnosis and social communication difficulties but not restrictive and repetitive behaviors.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Ruth Dundas, M.Sc., email ruth.dundas@glasgow.ac.uk.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.22815)

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