Neonatal Docosahexaenoic Acid in Preterm Infants and Intelligence at 5 Years

Children born very prematurely are deprived of maternal docosahexaenoic acid. This study shows an IQ at 5 years of age that was 3.5 points higher among children who had received neonatal DHA supplementation.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2022-10, Vol.387 (17), p.1579-1588
Hauptverfasser: Gould, Jacqueline F., Makrides, Maria, Gibson, Robert A., Sullivan, Thomas R., McPhee, Andrew J., Anderson, Peter J., Best, Karen P., Sharp, Mary, Cheong, Jeanie L.Y., Opie, Gillian F., Travadi, Javeed, Bednarz, Jana M., Davis, Peter G., Simmer, Karen, Doyle, Lex W., Collins, Carmel T.
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Zusammenfassung:Children born very prematurely are deprived of maternal docosahexaenoic acid. This study shows an IQ at 5 years of age that was 3.5 points higher among children who had received neonatal DHA supplementation.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2206868