Maternal Prepregnancy BMI and Child Cognition: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

@article{Basatemur2013MaternalPB,
  title={Maternal Prepregnancy BMI and Child Cognition: A Longitudinal Cohort Study},
  author={Emre Basatemur and Julian Gardiner and Carrie L Williams and Edward Melhuish and Jacqueline Barnes and Alastair G Sutcliffe},
  journal={Pediatrics},
  year={2013},
  volume={131},
  pages={56 - 63}
}
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between maternal prepregnancy BMI and cognitive performance in children at 5 and 7 years of age. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a prospective population based cohort of 19 517 children in the United Kingdom. Standardized cognitive assessments of children, involving components of the British Ability Scales, second edition and a number skills test, were performed at 5 and 7 years of age. Principal components… 
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