ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2020
Impact of erythrocyte long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in early pregnancy on birth outcomes: findings from a Belgian cohort study.
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- First-Trimester Serum n-3/n-6 Fatty Acids Predict Large-for-Gestational-Age Risk: A Nested Case-Control Study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Maternal mid-pregnancy long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid profile is associated with pregestational body mass index and neonatal anthropometric measures at birth among non-obese pregnancies: results from two Italian multicenter cohorts.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
- Maternal dietary intake among alcohol-exposed pregnancies is linked to early infant physical outcomes in South Africa.Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Maternal plasma fatty acid patterns in mid-pregnancy and offspring epigenetic gestational age at birth.Epigenetics · 2022Article
- Low Omega-3 intake is associated with high rates of depression and preterm birth on the country level.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between maternal erythrocyte long-chain omega-3 PUFA (n-3 LCPUFA), measured in early pregnancy, and pregnancy and birth outcomes. STUDY
designOne hundred and eight healthy women with a singleton pregnancy were included. Erythrocyte fatty acids were analyzed using gas chromatography. Gestational length, birth anthropometric measures, and pregnancy-associated complications were collected from hospital medical records.
resultsWe observed significant positive associations between maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels (p = 0.024) and omega-3 index values (p = 0.021) and gestational length in adjusted linear regression models. Each point in maternal DHA level was associated with 2.19 days longer gestational duration (β = 2.19; 95% CI 0.29-4.09). No consistent associations were found between n-3 PUFA levels and composite pregnancy outcome.
conclusionThese findings suggest that the gestational length is positively affected by maternal n-3 LCPUFA status as soon as the early stages of pregnancy.
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