Four-year follow-up of children born to women in a randomized trial of prenatal DHA supplementation

JAMA. 2014 May 7;311(17):1802-4. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.2194.

Authors

Maria Makrides¹, Jacqueline F Gould², Nicola R Gawlik³, Lisa N Yelland⁴, Lisa G Smithers⁴, Peter J Anderson⁵, Robert A Gibson⁶

Affiliations

¹ South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.
² Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.
³ School of Pediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
⁴ School of Population Health, University of Adelaide.
⁵ Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide.

PMID: 24794375
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.2194

No abstract available

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brain / growth & development
Child Development / drug effects
Child, Preschool
Cognition / drug effects*
Dietary Supplements*
Docosahexaenoic Acids / therapeutic use*
Executive Function / drug effects
Female
Fetal Development
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Language Development
Male
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*

Substances

Docosahexaenoic Acids