Catherine Jones, an award-winning cookbook author and Rose Ann Hudson, a perinatal nutritionist have written "Eating For Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today's Mothers-to-Be."
A top food in their book is wild salmon, known for its brain and eye boosting developmental properties (DHA). DHA they write is critical for a baby both in the womb and during infancy. They list it as a top 10 food for conception.
DHA is the main component of the nervous system, of which the brain is a part.
