| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorders |
| CI | confidence interval |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| DOHaD | developmental origins of health and disease |
| FVM | fetal vascular malperfusion |
| GA | gestational age |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| HC | histological chorioamnionitis |
| HPA | hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| IL | interleukin |
| IUGR | intra-uterine growth restriction |
| LGA | large for gestational age |
| MeSH | medical subject headings |
| MSEL | Mullen scale of early learning |
| MVM | maternal vascular malperfusion |
| NE | neonatal encephalopathy |
| RoB | risk of bias |