Papers/PMID:42494300
Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation in Individuals During Pregnancy on Neurodevelopment and Growth of Offspring: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Developmental psychobiology2026The record
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all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acid — increases birth weight
PreliminaryGrade D, Preliminary. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Finding“In contrast, prenatal DHA supplementation significantly increased neonatal birth weight (mean difference [MD] = 72.51 g, 95% CI: 37.55-107.48), whereas no notable improvements were observed in head circumference, gestational age, birth length, or any of the assessed neurodevelopmental outcomes.”
Quoted verbatim from Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation in Individuals During Pregnancy on Neurodevelopment and Growth of Offspring: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Pregnant women given prenatal DHA supplementation (meta-analysis pooling RCTs from 2001-2023, general population); birth weight measured in offspring
Effect 72.51 mean difference, 95% CI 37.55 to 107.48
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