In our study of primarily white low - income families, maternal depressive symptoms were positively associated with hours of TV viewing in 3 - and 4 - year - old children even after controlling for maternal level of education. (jamanetwork.com)
After adjusting for maternal level of education, children whose mothers were depressed watched 23 more minutes of TV per day than children whose mothers were not depressed (95 % confidence interval, 4 - 42 minutes), and children whose mothers were obese watched 26 more minutes of TV than those whose mothers were not obese (95 % confidence interval, 8 - 45 minutes). (jamanetwork.com)
It is also very important during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as adequate maternal levels protect a growing baby by preventing mobilization of lead stores from maternal bone. (drchristinemaren.com)