Values are adjusted mean ± SEM. Panels A, B and C respectively represent Motor-2, CDI-2 and ASQ-3 scores. P-values thresholds are as follow: *, **, ***. The lowest LA levels are comprised between 5.4 and 9.7% of total fatty acids; the highest LA levels are comprised between 9.7 and 15.9% of total fatty acids. Models were adjusted for study centre, child’s sex and age at assessment, duration of gestation, maternal age, primiparity, maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, parental education level, household income, child’s caregivers at 2 years, exclusive breastfeeding duration. Abbreviations: LA, linoleic acid; Motor-2, motor development at 2 years; CDI-2, communicative development inventory at 2 years; ASQ-3, ages and stages questionnaire at 3 years; SEM, standard error of the mean.