Can poor maternal diet lead to higher cerebral palsy rates?

I appreciate your detailed request, but I need to clarify an important limitation: the search results provided do not contain sufficient information to write a comprehensive article about whether poor maternal diet leads to higher cerebral palsy rates.

The search results mention that maternal obesity is associated with higher neurodevelopmental risks and that maternal obesity raises childhood epilepsy and disability risks. However, they do not specifically address maternal diet quality or its direct connection to cerebral palsy rates. The results focus primarily on postnatal dexamethasone treatment for preterm infants and its effects on cerebral palsy risk, which is a different topic.

To write an accurate, well-sourced article on your topic, I would need search results that specifically discuss:

– The relationship between maternal nutritional intake and cerebral palsy development
– Research on specific dietary deficiencies (such as folate, iron, or other nutrients) and their connection to cerebral palsy
– Studies examining maternal diet quality during pregnancy and neurological outcomes in children

Without these specific sources, I cannot responsibly create an article that meets your standards for accuracy and proper citation. Writing about this topic based on the current search results would require me to make unsupported inferences that go beyond what the evidence shows.

I recommend conducting a new search specifically focused on “maternal diet cerebral palsy,” “prenatal nutrition neurological development,” or “maternal nutritional deficiencies cerebral palsy” to find sources that directly address your question.