Dietary Fat and Fatty Acid Intake in Nulliparous Women: Associations with Preterm Birth and Distinctions by Maternal BMI.

Daniel T RobinsonLinda V Van HornLauren BalmertRobert M SilverSamuel ParryDavid M HaasDeborah A WingWilliam A Grobman

Published in: Current developments in nutrition (2021)

Based on a cohort of US women designed to identify predictors of adverse pregnancy outcomes, dietary intake of combined EPA+DHA was considerably lower than recommended. Associations between intake of these recommended n-3 fatty acids and risk of PTB differ by maternal BMI.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
fatty acid
preterm birth
pregnant women
weight gain
body mass index
low birth weight
gestational age
adipose tissue
polycystic ovary syndrome
preterm infants
adverse drug
physical activity
breast cancer risk