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Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Prenatal Fatty Acid Supplementation
Sponsor: University of Chicago
Summary
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.
Official title: Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Prenatal Fatty Acid Supplementation: A Randomized Controlled Study in African American Women Living in Low-income Urban Environments
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 34 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
168
Start Date
2016-01
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2025-04-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
DHA
2 dietary supplement gel capsules providing 450 mg of DHA twice daily by oral intake for 24 weeks
Sugar pill
2 dietary supplement gel capsules providing 450 mg of soybean oil twice daily by oral intake for 24 weeks
Locations (1)
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States