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In general, for healthy women with normal pregnancies, "[DHA] supplementation will actually not give you a huge benefit in terms of neurodevelopmental outcomes and reducing depressive symptoms," said Maria Makrides, an author on the study and deputy director of the Women's and Children's Health Research Institute in North Adelaide, Australia.
Fish Oil Study Finds Little Benefit for Pregnant Women Shirley S. Wang 2010
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Makrides of the University of Adelaide in Australia, said this suggested that full-term babies already get enough DHA in the womb, and that "there's no extra boost" from getting more.
NYT > Home Page By PAM BELLUCK 2010
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Makrides of the University of Adelaide in Australia, said this suggested that full-term babies already get enough DHA in the womb, and that "there's no extra boost" from getting more.
NYT > Home Page By PAM BELLUCK 2010
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Makrides said the idea for the study came from previous research that found that giving low levels of DHA to preemies could improve their visual acuity.
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Makrides and her co-workers recruited 657 infants born before 33 weeks 'gestation.
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Makrides and her colleagues identified 657 premature infants born at 23 to 33 weeks gestation - roughly 5 ¾ to 7 ½ months into a pregnancy - at five medical centers across Australia.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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Meanwhile, the male-female finding remains puzzling, Makrides says.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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"We can only speculate that there are differences in the metabolism of boys and girls that we do not yet understand," Makrides said.
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Makrides M. Outcomes for mothers and their babies: Do n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and seafoods make a difference?
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Makrides M, et al "Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants fed high-dose docosahexaenoic acid: a randomized controlled trial"
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009
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