ReviewThe American journal of clinical nutrition2009
Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in pregnancy and lactation.
Review in The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.
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- Prenatal Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Supplementation and Newborn Anthropometry in India: Findings from DHANI.Nutrients · 2021Trial
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- Multiple Micronutrients, Lutein, and Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation during Lactation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Status during Pregnancy and Its Impact on Infant Neurodevelopment.Nutrients · 2020Trial
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- The Kansas University DHA Outcomes Study (KUDOS) clinical trial: long-term behavioral follow-up of the effects of prenatal DHA supplementation.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Trial
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- Novel lipase-catalyzed synthesis of structured lipids from DHA-enriched glycerides and capric acid.Food science and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Nutritional value of the marine fish in Bangladesh and their potential to address malnutrition: A review.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Promising Sources of Plant-Derived Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Increased LC PUFA Levels in the Serum of Pregnant Women and Their Children as a Result of Dietary Supplementation with 'Omega' Fatty Acids.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Association of Maternal Dietary Patterns during Gestation and Offspring Neurodevelopment.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Nutrition of Pregnant and Lactating Women in the First 1000 Days of Infant.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Nutritional, Anthropometric and Sociodemographic Factors Affecting Fatty Acids Profile of Pregnant Women's Serum at Labour-Chemometric Studies.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Perinatal Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation Improves Cognition and Alters Brain Functional Organization in Piglets.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Projected declines in global DHA availability for human consumption as a result of global warming.Ambio · 2020Article
- Effects of Fish Oil Supplementation on Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Women Referred to Kosar Hospital.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR · 2020Article
- Perspective: Should Exclusive Breastfeeding Still Be Recommended for 6 Months?Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Article
- Maternal Omega-3 Nutrition, Placental Transfer and Fetal Brain Development in Gestational Diabetes and Preeclampsia.Nutrients · 2019Review
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Abstract
The goal of the Experimental Biology symposium on maternal supplementation was to review all available lines of evidence, delineate unanswered questions, and develop, if it seemed reasonable, a research agenda to determine whether maternal supplementation with specific nutrients might be beneficial. In the case of maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status, the topic addressed in this article, few clinical studies show benefits of maternal DHA supplementation during pregnancy or lactation for the infant or child. However, quite a large number of observational studies link higher intrauterine DHA exposure to a number of positive developmental outcomes. This article reviews the factors known to contribute to DHA status of women and their offspring during the reproductive cycle, relates maternal DHA status to that of the developing fetus and newborn, and reviews the evidence for functional differences in behavior related to DHA status, including the available evidence related to DHA supplementation of women pregnant and lactating and their offspring. Other outcomes for infants and children and for women themselves appear plausible and are also addressed as part of a research agenda for future work.
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