Background: Although the pattern of the essential fatty acids (EFAs) changes considerably
from week 10 of pregnancy to term, no information is available on changes in EFA …

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 …

To study the relationships between the essential fatty acid (EFA) composition of maternal
diet, maternal EFA status and the EFA status of healthy newborn infants. A prospective …

Although essential fatty acids (EFA) and their longer chain, more unsaturated derivatives
play a major role during pregnancy, hardly any information is available with respect to the …

The availability of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during infancy has been related to
neonatal growth and development. Fatty acid concentration at birth is an important predictor …

Background Factors other than dietary fatty acids could be involved in the variability
observed in blood docosahexaenoate (22: 6n− 3) and arachidonate (20: 4n− 6) status in …

Essential fatty acids (EFA) are vitally important structural elements of cell membranes and,
therefore, instrumental in the formation of new tissues. The primary EFA cannot be …

To study the effect of maternal linoleic acid [18: 2 (n-6), LA] supplementation during
pregnancy on neonatal essential fatty acid status, pregnant women with relatively low …

OBJECTIVE: We conducted a case-control study to evaluate whether maternal and fetal ω-3
and ω-6 essential fatty acid status play possible roles in the pathogenesis of preterm birth …

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 …