Pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity moderates the association between prenatal maternal depressive symptoms and infant cord blood omega-3 levels

• Main Authors: Lauren A. Costello (Author), Katherine Ziegler (Author), Lacey McCormack (Author), Anahid Akbaryan (Author), Julianna Collazo Vargas (Author), William S. Harris (Author), Kristina H. Jackson (Author), Maria Barber (Author), Santiago Morales (Author), Amy J. Elliott (Author), Christine Hockett (Author), Lauren C. Shuffrey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Empirical evidence has demonstrated associations between pre-pregnancy obesity and perinatal maternal depressive symptoms. Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid derived from dietary sources that is critical for fetal brain development. Pre-pregnancy obesity is associated with higher...