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Prenatal DHA Supplementation and Infant Attention

dc.contributor.authorColombo, John
dc.contributor.authorGustafson, Kathleen M.
dc.contributor.authorGajewski, Byron J.
dc.contributor.authorShaddy, D. Jill
dc.contributor.authorKerling, Elizabeth Helen
dc.contributor.authorThodosoff, Jocelynn M.
dc.contributor.authorDoty, Tasha
dc.contributor.authorBrez, Caitlin C.
dc.contributor.authorCarlson, Susan E.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-10T20:17:26Z
dc.date.available2017-05-10T20:17:26Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-30
dc.identifier.citationColombo, John et al. “Prenatal DHA Supplementation and Infant Attention.” Pediatric research 80.5 (2016): 656–662.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/24090
dc.description.abstractBackground

Results of randomized trials on the effects of prenatal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on infant cognition are mixed, but most trials have used global standardized outcomes, which may not be sensitive to effects of DHA on specific cognitive domains.

Methods

Women were randomized to 600 mg/d DHA or a placebo for the last two trimesters of pregnancy. Infants of these mothers were then followed on tests of visual habituation at 4, 6, and 9 months of age.

Results

DHA supplementation did not affect look duration or habituation parameters but infants of supplemented mothers maintained high levels of sustained attention (SA) across the first year; SA declined for the placebo group. The supplemented group also showed significantly reduced attrition on habituation tasks, especially at 6 and 9 months.

Conclusion

The findings support with the suggestion that prenatal DHA may positively affect infants’ attention and regulation of state.		en_US
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v80/n5/full/pr2016134a.htmlen_US
dc.titlePrenatal DHA Supplementation and Infant Attentionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorColombo, John
kusw.kudepartmentLife Span Instituteen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/pr.2016.134en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8854-1263
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscripten_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
dc.identifier.pmidPMC5164926en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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