Maternal DHA Impact on Child Neurodevelopment

• Other Authors: Duttaroy, Asim K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; maternal supplementation; pregnancy; lactation; docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); neurodevelopment; randomized controlled trial (RCT); India; DHA; brain; MFSD2a; SPM; fetus; placenta; infant; neurogenesis; pre-term; docosahexaenoic acid; supplementation; egg yolk; microalgae; long chain omega-3 fatty acids; pregnancy outcomes; anthropometry; birth weight; birth length; head circumference; arachidonic acid,20:4n-6; docosahexaenoic acid,22:6n-3; maternal diet; cognitive; infants; n/a
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In this Special Issue, we focus on maternal docosahexaenoic acid, 22:6n-3 (DHA), and arachidonic acid, 20:4n-6 (ARA), on children's neurodevelopment. During the last trimester of gestation and for the first 18 months after birth, both DHA and ARA are preferentially deposited within the cerebral...