Author: Emmett Rebecca Akkersdyk Shann Yeatman Heather Meyer Barbara J.
Publisher: MDPI
E-ISSN: 2072-6643|5|4|1098-1109
ISSN: 2072-6643
Source: Nutrients, Vol.5, Iss.4, 2013-04, pp. : 1098-1109
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Abstract
Pregnant women do not currently meet the consensus recommendation for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (≥200 mg/day). Pregnant women in Australia are not receiving information on the importance of DHA during pregnancy. DHA pregnancy education materials were developed using current scientific literature, and tested for readability and design aesthetics. The study aimed to evaluate their usefulness, the desire for pregnant women to receive these materials and whether a larger separate study (using a control group) is warranted to evaluate the influence the materials may have on increasing DHA consumption in pregnant women in Australia. Pregnant women (
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