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Systematic Review Question

What is the relationship between seafood consumption during pregnancy and lactation and neurocognitive development in the child?

Conclusion Statement

Seafood intake during pregnancy

Developmental domains:

  • Moderate evidence indicates that seafood intake during pregnancy is associated favorably with measures of cognitive development in young children. (Grade: Moderate) 
  • Limited evidence suggests that seafood intake during pregnancy may be associated favorably with measures of language and communication development in the child. (Grade: Limited)
  • Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between seafood intake during pregnancy and movement and physical development in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)
  • Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between seafood intake during pregnancy and social-emotional and behavioral development in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Attention deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-like traits or behaviors:

  • Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between seafood consumption during pregnancy and attention deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-like traits or behaviors in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Attention deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis:

  • No evidence is available to determine the relationship between seafood consumption during pregnancy and diagnosis of attention deficit disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Autism spectrum disorder:

  • Insufficient evidence is available to determine the relationship between seafood consumption during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder-like traits or behaviors or autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Academic performance:

  • No evidence is available to determine the relationship between seafood intake during pregnancy and academic performance in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Anxiety:

  • No evidence is available to determine the relationship between seafood intake during pregnancy and anxiety in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Depression:

  • No evidence is available to determine the relationship between seafood intake during pregnancy and depression in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)

Seafood intake during lactation

  • No evidence is available to determine the relationship between maternal seafood intake during lactation and neurocognitive development in the child. (Grade: Grade not assignable)