Background: Fish is a rich source of essential nutrients for fetal development, but in contrast,
it is also a well-known route of exposure to environmental pollutants. Objective: We
assessed whether fish intake during pregnancy is associated with fetal growth and the
length of gestation in a panel of European birth cohort studies. Design: The study sample of
151,880 mother-child pairs was derived from 19 population-based European birth cohort
studies. Individual data from cohorts were pooled and harmonized. Adjusted cohort-specific …