FAB: Omega-3 and Pregnancy

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Omega-3 and Pregnancy - Research

Ureta-Velasco N et al 2023 - Human Milk Composition and Nutritional Status of Omnivore Human Milk Donors Compared with Vegetarian/Vegan Lactating Mothers
Best K et al 2022 - ISSFAL Statement Number 7 – Omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy to reduce preterm birth
Adams J et al 2022 - Evidence based recommendations for an optimal prenatal supplement for women in the US: vitamins and related nutrients
Klatt K et al 2022 - Prenatal choline supplementation improves biomarkers of maternal docosahexaenoic acid status among pregnant participants consuming supplemental DHA: a randomized controlled trial
Golding J et al 2022 - The benefits of fish intake: Results concerning prenatal mercury exposure and child outcomes from the ALSPAC prebirth cohort
Hellström et al 2021 - Association of DHA and AA Serum Levels With Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants
Matsumura et al 2021 - Omega-3 fatty acid intake during pregnancy and risk of infant maltreatment
Carlson S et al 2021 - Higher dose docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during pregnancy and early preterm birth: RCT
Jašarević E et al 2021 - Maternal DHA supplementation influences sex-specific disruption of placental gene expression following early prenatal stress
Hellström A et al 2021 - Effect of Enteral Lipid Supplement on Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity - A Randomized Clinical Trial
Nieto-Ruiz A et al 2020 - The Effects of an Infant Formula Enriched with Milk Fat Globule Membrane, Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Synbiotics on Child Behavior up to 2.5 Years Old: The COGNIS Study
Sakayori N et al 2020 - Maternal dietary imbalance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids triggers the offspring’s overeating in mice
Salem N et al 2020 - Arachidonic Acid in Human Milk
Koletzko et al 2019 - Should formula for infants provide arachidonic acid along with DHA? A position paper of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the Child Health Foundation
Cinquina et al 2019 - Life-long epigenetic programming of cortical architecture by maternal 'Western' diet during pregnancy
Hibbeln et al 2019 - Relationships between seafood consumption during pregnancy and childhood and neurocognitive development: Two systematic reviews
Julvez et al 2019 - Maternal seafood consumption during pregnancy and child attention outcomes: a cohort study with gene effect modification by PUFA-related genes
Gustafsson et al 2019 - Increased Maternal Prenatal Adiposity, Inflammation, and Lower Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels Influence Child Negative Affect
Guu et al 2019 - International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research Practice Guidelines for Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Makrides et al 2019 - A Randomized Trial of Prenatal n−3 Fatty Acid Supplementation and Preterm Delivery
Derbyshire 2019 - Could we be overlooking a potential choline crisis in the United Kingdom?
López-Vicente et al 2019 - Prenatal Omega-6:Omega-3 Ratio and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms
Sebastiani et al 2019 - The Effects of Vegetarian and Vegan Diet during Pregnancy on the Health of Mothers and Offspring
Garcia-So et al 2019 - Omega-3 fatty acids suppress Fusobacterium nucleatum-induced placental inflammation originating from maternal endothelial cells
Kerling et al 2019 - Effect of Prenatal Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation on Blood Pressure in Children With Overweight Condition or Obesity
Nishi et al 2019 - Plasma estradiol levels and antidepressant effects of omega-3 fatty acids in pregnant women
Thompson et al 2019 - Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake by Age, Gender, and Pregnancy Status in the United States
Tressou et al 2019 - Very low inadequate dietary intakes of essential n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in pregnant and lactating French women
Ogundipe et al 2018 - Randomized controlled trial of brain specific fatty acid supplementation in pregnant women increases brain volumes on MRI scans of their newborn infants
Middleton et al 2018 - Omega‐3 fatty acid addition during pregnancy
Chen et al 2018 - Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduce preterm labor by inhibiting trophoblast cathepsin S and inflammasome activation
Olsen et al 2018 - Plasma Concentrations of Long Chain N-3 Fatty Acids in Early and Mid-Pregnancy and Risk of Early Preterm Birth
Hibbeln et al 2018 - Total mercury exposure in early pregnancy has no adverse association with scholastic ability of the offspring particularly if the mother eats fish
Gow et al 2018 - Maternal fish consumption during pregnancy and smoking behavioural patterns
Robertson et al 2018 - Maternal omega-3 fatty acids regulate offspring obesity through persistent modulation of gut microbiota
Gaskins et al 2018 - Seafood Intake, Sexual Activity, and Time to Pregnancy
Golding et al 2018 - Prenatal mercury exposure and features of autism: a prospective population study
Hoge et al 2018 - Low omega-3 index and monounsaturated fatty acids in early pregnancy
Garcia-Larsen et al 2018 - Diet during pregnancy and infancy and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Keim et al 2018 - omega-3 and omega-6 Fatty Acid Supplementation May Reduce Autism Symptoms Based on Parent Report in Preterm Toddlers
Schwarzenberg and Georgieff 2018 - Advocacy for Improving Nutrition in the First 1000 Days To Support Childhood Development and Adult Health
Hidaka et al 2018 - Intrauterine DHA exposure and child body composition at 5 y: exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial of prenatal DHA supplementation
Caudill et al 2018 - Maternal choline supplementation during the third trimester of pregnancy improves infant information processing speed
Rangel-Huerta & Gil 2018 - Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on cognition: an updated systematic review of randomized clinical trials.
Iannotti et al 2017 - Eggs early in complementary feeding increase choline pathway biomarkers and DHA
Repa et al 2017 - A Mixed Lipid Emulsion for Prevention of Parenteral Nutrition Associated Cholestasis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Robertson et al 2017 - Deficiency of essential dietary n-3 PUFA disrupts the caecal microbiome and metabolome in mice
Lin CH and Lockey RF 2017 - Prevention of Asthma: Fish or Fish Oil?
Vejrup et al 2017 - Prenatal mercury exposure, maternal seafood consumption and associations with child language at five years
Golding et al 2017 - Maternal prenatal blood mercury is not adversely associated with offspring IQ at 8 years provided the mother eats fish: A British prebirth cohort study

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