| Author: Fahmida Tofail, Iqbal Kabir, Jena D. Hamadani, Fahima Chowdhury, Sakila Yesmin, Fardina Mehreen, Syed N. Huda |
| InfoShare Partner: ICDDR,B |
| Publication Date: March 2006 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Child health/survival, Nutrition |
| Region: Asia/Pacific |
| Language: English |
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| Number of Pages: 9 |
| File Size: 143 KB |
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Supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in infancy improves neuro-developmental outcomes, but there is limited information about the impact of supplementing pregnant mothers with DHA on the development of their infants. In a follow-up of a randomized, double-blind controlled trial with 400 pregnant mothers, the effects of supplementation of fish-oil or soy-oil (4 g/day) during the last trimester of pregnancy on psychomotor development and behaviour of infants at 10 months of age (n=249) were assessed. The quality of psychosocial stimulation at home (HOME) and nutritional status of the subjects were also measured. There were no significant differences in the fish-oil group and soy-oil group in any of the developmental or behavioural outcomes. It may, therefore, be concluded that supplementation of fish-oil during the last trimester of pregnancy does not have any added benefit over supplementation of soy-oil on the development or behaviour of infants in this population.
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 24(1):48-56
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