Consumption of a balanced diet during pregnancy aids the development of a healthy fetus which may act as a preventative factor for the development of bipolar disorder in adulthood. In contrast, consumption of substances or poor diet during pregnancy can be harmful to the developing fetus.

What is the evidence for maternal diet during pregnancy?

Moderate to low quality evidence suggests a medium-sized effect of increased risk of bipolar disorder in offspring of mothers who smoked during pregnancy. There were no associations between alcohol or caffeine use during pregnancy and bipolar disorder in the offspring.

April 2022

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Consumption of a balanced diet and maintaining healthy weight during pregnancy aids the development of a healthy fetus. This may act as a preventative factor for the development of schizophrenia in adulthood.

What is the evidence for maternal diet and body mass index?

Moderate quality evidence suggests a small effect of increased risk of schizophrenia in adulthood after exposure to famine or nutritional deficif in utero. There are also medium-sized effects of increased risk of schizophrenia in offspring of mothers with low retinol levels during the 2nd trimester of pregnancy, high serum docosahexaenoic acid during pregnancy, or high pregnancy or pre-pregnancy body mass index. Lower quality evidence suggests greater fish consumption during pregnancy may lower the risk of schizophrenia in the offspring.

April 2022

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