Fish oil in pregnancy may ward off babies' colds, study shows

Newborns whose moms took DHA supplements got sick less often, better quicker

Women who take fish oil supplements during pregnancy may boost their babies’ immune systems and help protect against colds during the first months of life, a new study shows.

Infants whose mothers were given DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil, got sick less often and for shorter periods of time than babies whose mothers got none. 

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