Fetal brain ultrasound measures and maternal nutrition: A feasibility study in Ecuador.
Carrie A SibbaldJennifer L NicholasMelissa ChapnickNaima RossPatricia L GandorWilliam F WatersIván PalaciosLora L IannottiPublished in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2020)
This pilot study demonstrated the feasibility of capturing images of nutrition-relevant fetal brain structures not part of the standard fetal survey in resource-limited settings using portable ultrasound. Our study revealed associations between anthropometry, brain structure size, and maternal diet demonstrating potential for prenatal nutrition research using ultrasound in the field.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- resting state
- magnetic resonance imaging
- white matter
- functional connectivity
- cerebral ischemia
- birth weight
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- pregnancy outcomes
- deep learning
- weight loss
- multiple sclerosis
- convolutional neural network
- single cell
- machine learning
- cross sectional
- body mass index
- climate change
- blood brain barrier
- gestational age