Omega 3 and staying healthy during pregnancy

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How Omega 3 Helps a Healthy Pregnancy
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• Expecting mothers have a million worries. Picking
  out a good name, getting the nursery ready,
  getting clothing and supplies, and keeping
  routine doctors appointments are just a few.
  However, the biggest worry a pregnant woman will
  encounter is about the health of her child and
  herself

• Adequate medical care, a good diet and prenatal
  vitamins lower the chances of experiencing many
  of the common complications that can occur during
  pregnancy and prenatal development, but the
  majority of prenatal vitamins and modern diets
  are missing a vital component omega-3.

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• There are several benefits to the mother from
  omega 3 during pregnancy, the main ones are

Preventing Miscarriage

• Omega 3 can help to prevent miscarriage because
  of its positive effect on the Cardiovascular
  System. Having good blood flow to the uterus in
  pregnancy is vital, and poor blood flow is a
  possible source of miscarriage

• A study has shown that omega 3 supplementation
  significantly reduced the chance of miscarriage

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Preeclampsia

• Preeclampsia is a potentially serious condition
  that can occur in the third trimester of
  pregnancy. While its most common in women that
  are overweight or have diabetes, it is still one
  of the leading causes of complications in
  pregnancy

• Omega 3 cannot cure preeclampsia, however, it may
  prevent it. Studies have shown that women that
  had higher levels of omega 6 and lower levels of
  omega 3 have up to 7 times more chance of
  developing preeclampsia

• Another study found a direct link between omega 3
  deficiency and preeclampsia

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Preventing Premature Birth

• Nobody wants a premature birth, and carrying a
  baby all the way to full term is extremely
  important

• A study in 1992 gave women in their third
  trimester either omega 3, olive oil or nothing at
  all. Those women given omega 3 had the longest
  pregnancies, and those with olive oil the
  shortest.

• Its also been observed that high omega 6 levels
  lead to shorter pregnancies. We can reduce omega
  6 levels by increasing our omega 3 intake

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Building a Healthy Brain

• Omega 3 and the brain are deeply connected. DHA,
  the omega 3 fatty acid is the main fatty acid
  found in the brain, and its extremely important
  for the brain to function properly

• Its even more important in a developing foetus.
  A baby in the womb must build a mind boggling
  250,000 brain cells a minute, to reach between
  100 billion and 200 billion brain cells at birth,
  and a good supply of DHA is needed to build every
  single cell

• Studies have shown that women who had a high
  intake of omega 3 during pregnancy and when
  breastfeeding had babies with higher IQs

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• A deficiency of omega 3 during pregnancy has also
  been linked with babies developing ADHD and
  schizophrenia later in life

Promoting Good Eyesight

• Just as it is with the brain, DHA is also an
  essential building block of the eyes.

• Studies in monkeys and humans have shown that low
  levels of omega 3 in mothers led to poorer
  eyesight in their offspring than the offspring of
  mothers with higher levels of omega 3

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Preventing Post Natal Depression

• Because of the high demands of the foetus for DHA
  throughout pregnancy, the mothers levels of
  Omega 3 can become depleted. Pregnant women in
  the 3rd trimester and women who have just given
  birth are particularly prone to omega 3 deficiency

• Several studies have shown that this depletion of
  omega 3 plays a role in developing post natal
  depression. For example a 2007 study found that
  lower omega 3 levels during pregnancy made women
  6 times more likely to develop post natal
  depression

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• Studies have also shown that this effect of DHA
  depletion may be cumulative, so with each
  successive birth a mother can become more prone
  to DHA depletion, making supplementation even
  more important

• For more information and to see the citations for
  the studies mentioned please check out our blog

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