Omega-3 recommended in Australia during pregnancy - April 2021

Pregnancy Care Guidelines Austrailan Govt.

• "Supplementation with omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (800 mg docosahexaenoic acid DHA and 100 mg eicosapentaenoic acid EPA per day) may reduce the risk of preterm birth among women who are low in omega-3."
• "Iodine requirements increase during pregnancy and a supplement of 150 micrograms a day is advised."
• "Vitamin D: Vitamin D supplementation may be a consideration for women with vitamin D levels lower than 50 nmol/L. The evidence for vitamin D supplementation is discussed in Chapter 47. "

One of the references in the Australian PDF
There is high certainty evidence that rates of preterm birth <37 weeks (10.1% versus 8.1%%; RR 0.89, 95%CI 0.82 to 0.97; 30
RCTs, n=21,271) and early preterm birth <34 weeks (2.6% vs 1.6%; RR 0.64, 95%CI 0.44 to 0.93; 11 RCTs, n=15,750) are
lower in women receiving omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids compared with no omega-3 (328). There is

• moderate-certainty evidence that prolonged pregnancy >42 weeks is probably increased with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation (RR 1.61 95%CI 1.11 to 2.33; n=5,141; 6 RCTs) but
• insufficient evidence to determine the effect of supplementation on induction post-term (328).
• There is high certainty evidence of a reduced risk of low birthweight (15.6% vs 14%; RR 0.90, 95%CI 0.82 to 0.99; 15 trials, n=8,449;) and
• moderate certainty evidence for a possible reduced risk of perinatal death (RR 0.75, 95%CI 0.54 to 1.03; 10 RCTs, n=7,416),
• neonatal care admission (RR 0.92, 95%CI 0.83 to 1.03; 9 RCTs, n=6,920) and a
• possible small increase in risk of large-for-gestational age babies (RR 1.15, 95%CI 0.97 to 1.36; 6

RCTs, n=3,722) with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation ((328)
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Grassroots health blog about this has the following chart

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44 pages listed in BOTH the categories Omega-3 and Pregnancy

This list is automatically updated

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Vitamin D and Omega-3 category starts with

407 Omega-3 items in category Omega-3 helps with: Autism (7 studies), Depression (28 studies), Cardiovascular (34 studies), Cognition (52 studies), Pregnancy (44 studies), Infant (34 studies), Obesity (14 studies), Mortality (7 studies), Breast Cancer (5 studies), Smoking, Sleep, Stroke, Longevity, Trauma (12 studies), Inflammation (18 studies), Multiple Sclerosis (9 studies), VIRUS (12 studies), etc
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See also in VitaminDWiki

• 4X fewer COVID-19 deaths in those having high Omega-3 index – Jan 6, 2021
• Pregnant women in Australia to take Omega-3 when told of reduction in preterm births – Dec 2019
• Emulsified form of Omega-3 is 3X more bioavailable in low fat meal – Dec 2019
  • the form of Omega-3 used by the founder of VitaminDWiki
• Omega-3 index study by Grassroots Health – Nov 2019
• Omega-3 – Chart of index vs ratio by GrassrootsHealth – Sept 2019
• Omega-3 index - many studies
• FDA allows 2 specific Vitamin D and 2 Omega-3 health claims - 2019
  • "FDA Announces New Qualified Health Claims for EPA and DHA Omega-3 Consumption and the Risk of Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease"