http://kmuw.org en http://kmuw.org/post/prenatal-dha-lowers-risk-pre-term-birth <p>Newly-published research from the University of Kansas shows prenatal supplements of the omega-3 fatty acid called DHA reduce the risk of severely-premature birth and low birth weight.</p><p>Babies who are born before 34 weeks of gestation are typically very tiny, and are at elevated risk of death or disability.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">A five-year study by University of Kansas researchers Susan Carlson and John Colombo says those outcomes are much less likely when mothers-to-be take </span>DHA<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> supplements.&nbsp;</span></p> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:51:47 +0000 Bryan Thompson 13355 at http://kmuw.org