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| 2005/12/01 |
| JPeds - Smoking, pregnancy and impaired DHA status |
Agostoni C, Galli C, Riva E, et al. Reduced docosahexaenoic acid synthesis may contribute to growth restriction in infants born to mothers who smoke.
J Pediatr.,2005;147(6):854-856.
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In newborn infants, progressive decrease in anthropometric values and impairment of the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status was associated with maternal smoking during pregnancy, with a parallel increase of the metabolic precursor of DHA, alpha-linolenic acid.
Maternal smoking may impair DHA synthesis which may contribute to reduced fetal growth.
PMID: 16356447 |
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