Pregnancy and Omega-3
EPA and DHA
What You Need to Know For Your Baby

"DHA and EPA are the two types of Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils. They're performed so the body doesn't have to do anything with them but take them in. DHA is selectively concentrated in the brain and in synaptic neuronal membranes. If neurons do not have adequate amounts of DHA available, they do not sprout new branches and they do not make new synapses. They have an absolute requirement for DHA for those processes to occur optimally.

"It's critical for the baby's developing brain to have the right amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients at the right time. You get one chance to lay down the highways of the brain and lay down the nervous system and nervous track. You need to lay it down the right way at the right time. You don't want to be pregnant and have a child who's in a state of nutritional deficiency. It appears to have long-lasting repercussions both for behavior, in terms of aggression, and ADHA and in terms of intelligence." Norway Medical.

In the landmark Lancet study, startling and relevant research made it clear more consumption of Omega-3 and benefits during pregnancy far outweighed the risk of eating more fish:

"Maternal seafood consumption of less than 340 g per week in pregnancy did not protect children from adverse outcomes; rather, we recorded beneficial effects on child development with maternal seafood intakes of more than 340 g per week, suggesting that advice to limit seafood consumption could actually be detrimental. These results show that risks from the loss of nutrients were greater than the risks of harm from exposure to trace contaminants in 340 g seafood eaten weekly."

Dr. Hibbeln, further clarifying in the Lancet study, wrote:

"We have found that when women had low levels of seafood consumption, the outcome is exactly the opposite of what was assumed by the United States Advisory. Unfortunately, the advice appears to have had the unintended consequence of causing harm in a specific developmental domain - verbal development - where protection was originally intended.

"We recorded no evidence to lend support to the warnings of the U.S. advisory that pregnant women should limit their seafood consumption. In contrast, we noted that children of mothers who ate small amounts, 340 grams per week, of seafood were more likely to have suboptimum neurodevelopmental outcomes than children of mothers who ate more seafood than the recommended amounts." Lancet Study.

While pregnancy and Omega-3 DHA go hand-in-hand, not so for flaxseed oil says the Mayo Clinic. "The use of flaxseed or flaxseed oil during pregnancy and breastfeeding is not recommended. Animal studies show possible harmful effects, and there is little information in humans. Flaxseed may stimulate menstruation or have other hormonal effects and could be harmful to pregnancy." Mayo Clinic

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