The purpose is to study the effect of infant nutrition on brain development, as measured using Magnetic Resonance (MR) techniques. The investigators will collect detailed information about the diet of each of the infants, and seek to correlate this information with multiple MR measurements, including structural imaging, diffusion imaging, and functional connectivity. The MR scans will be performed at birth and 3 months of age. Dietary information collected will include detailed food diaries describing the feeding habits of the infants, and food frequency questionnaires to characterize the diet of the mother.
The purpose is to study the effect of infant nutrition on brain development, as measured using Magnetic Resonance (MR) techniques. The investigators will collect detailed information about the diet of each of the infants, and seek to correlate this information with multiple MR measurements, including structural imaging, diffusion imaging, and functional connectivity. The MR scans will be performed at birth and 3 months of age. Dietary information collected will include detailed food diaries describing the feeding habits of the infants, and food frequency questionnaires to characterize the diet of the mother.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
130
Waltham Imaging Center: Boston Childrens Hospital
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Magnetic Resonance Imaging to measure of brain metabolites, brain structures and brain function
Time frame: Infants receive an MRI at 3 months of age
Magnetic Resonance Imaging to measure of brain metabolites, brain structures and brain function
Time frame: Infants receive an MRI scan at less than 2 weeks of age
Nutritional analysis of mothers diet using a food frequency questionnaire
Time frame: Mothers fill out questionnaire at three months after enrollment into the study
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