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When a pregnant woman is negatively influenced by inflammation, a risk of pre-term birth occurs, which itself carries many risks for the life of the new-born baby. Valentine and colleagues set up a randomized trial to investigate the effects of DHA supplementation during pregnancy on inflammation in the mother and risk of pre-term birth (Valentine et al., 2021). They found that higher doses of DHA (1000mg versus 200mg) are more effective in causing a positive change in markers of maternal inflammation. The authors propose that this mechanism cause a reduction in risk of preterm birth. Click on the file below to download the publication by Valentine et al., (2021) Reference Valentine, C. J., Khan, A. Q., Brown, A. R., Sands, S. A., Defranco, E. A., Gajewski, B. J., Carlson, S. E., Reber, K. M., & Rogers, L. K. (2021). Higher-Dose DHA Supplementation Modulates Immune Responses in Pregnancy and Is Associated with Decreased Preterm Birth. Nutrients, 13(12), 4248. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13124248 |
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| Valentine et al., (2021) Higher-Dose DHA Supplementation Modulates Immune Responses in Pregnancy |
