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About the Event
In this installment of Pediatric Research Seminar series, Tom Brenna, Ph.D., presents “How Omega-3s Can Help Prevent Early Preterm Birth, Especially in Certain Ethnic Groups.” Brenna is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Dell Medical School.
Recent research in the Brenna Lab shows that a specific genetic variation plays a role in determining how much omega-3 is needed to prevent certain health issues, like early preterm birth. For those with this genetic variation, taking about 1,000 mg of omega-3 DHA per day during pregnancy may help reduce the chances of early preterm birth (before 37 weeks) and very early preterm birth (before 34 weeks) to normal levels.
Email Keli Hawthorne for the Zoom link.