Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Prenatal Fatty Acid Supplementation

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Conditions studied: Pregnancy, Child Development

In brief

The purpose of the study is to test whether nutritional supplementation during pregnancy is associated with 1) improved maternal health during pregnancy; 2) improved infant birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes, and 3) whether the association between nutritional supplementation during pregnancy and infant outcomes is partially mediated by reductions in maternal perceived stress and stress reactivity during pregnancy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02647723

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

168

Starts

2016-01-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 34. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age between 18 and 34
• Household recipient of public assistance (e.g. Medicaid insurance) due to low income
• Low levels of DHA consumption as defined as less than two fish servings per week

You may not qualify if…

• Reports of known medial complications
• Regular use of steroid medications, alcohol, cigarettes, or illegal substances (by maternal report)
• Use of blood thinners or anti-coagulants
• Use of psychotropic medications
• Allergy to iodine and/or soy

Where it is running

• University of Chicago Medicine — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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