Randomised clinical trials of fish oil supplementation in high risk pregnancies

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Authors

Sjúrđur F. Olsen · Statens Serum Institut

Niels J. Secher · Aarhus University Hospital

Ann Tabor · Hvidovre Hospital

Tom Weber · Hvidovre Hospital

James J. Walker · St James's University Hospital

Christian Gluud · Copenhagen University Hospital

Abstract

Fish oil supplementation reduced the recurrence risk of pre-term delivery, but had no effect on pre-term delivery in twin pregnancies. Fish oil had no effect on intrauterine growth retardation and pregnancy induced hypertension, affecting neither recurrence risk nor risk in twin pregnancies.

Topics & Keywords

Birth, Development, and Health Fatty Acid Research and Health Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 107, Issue 3, pp. 382-395

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13235.x

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