Does daily use of fish oil by pregnant women affect the newborn?. Issue 3 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Williams, Katy; Cronk, Nikole J.
• Is Part Of: Evidence-based practice. Volume 19:Issue 3(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• DOI: 10.1097/01.EBP.0000541184.25109.3a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1095-4120

Abstract

Abstract : Evidence‐Based Answer : Supplementation with daily fish oil or other long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) during pregnancy reduces early preterm birth (<34 weeks) in high‐risk pregnancies and slightly increases birth weight (SOR: A, meta‐analysis of RCT). Infants born to mothers who are supplemented with fish oil have fewer illness symptoms including upper respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms (SOR: B, low‐quality RCT) and may have less atopic disease (SOR: B, underpowered RCTs).