Aim: To assess the modifications of the main fatty acids (FA) in plasma and red blood cells
during pregnancy. Methods: A longitudinal study of 36 normal pregnant women was carried …

Background To assess the relationship between the mothers' intake of n-3 long chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC PUFA) during pregnancy and their levels in plasma and …

Background During pregnancy a high amount of fatty acids (FA) is necessary to meet foetus
demands, which vary during gestation. The present study describes the changes in maternal …

Background: The transport of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as arachidonic acid
(ARA, 20: 4n-6) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n-3), to the fetus from maternal …

Evidence that the essential fatty acid (EFA) status during pregnancy and at birth may not be
optimal is mainly based on fatty acid profiles of maternal and neonatal plasma …

Background It is unanimously recognized that the maternal nutritional status at the
pregnancy onset influence both short-term and long-term health of the mother and offspring …

It has been demonstrated that in pathological conditions with an increase in the calculated
mean melting point (MMP) of phospholipid (PL) fatty acids (FA) there are changes in the …

Objective: To investigate whether the steady decline in the maternal essential fatty acids
(EFA) status during pregnancy observed in Dutch pregnant women is a local or general …

The aim of this study was to describe the dietary fat intake during pregnancy and to study the
relationship between the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and the fatty acid …

Total plasma fatty acids were analysed in 75 first trimester pregnant women, 32 second
trimester pregnant women, 27 women at delivery and 38 non-pregnant women. Eleven fatty …