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Eating fish, taking an omega-3 supplement, or a little bit of both can get you to 5%. You can eat two servings of low-mercury, high-DHA fish per week, like salmon, anchovies, herring and mackerel. If you can’t stomach those kinds of fish, an omega-3 or DHA prenatal supplement or a general fish oil supplement can raise your blood level. Make sure the supplement has at least 200 mg of DHA per serving, but it’s good to aim for getting both EPA and DHA if possible. Many people end up taking a supplement and adding a little fish to their diet as tolerated.
For you, DHA is important because studies have shown that women with higher DHA blood levels are less likely to have early preterm birth. For your baby, DHA is important for brain, eye and immune system development.
42%
Early preterm birth happens before 34 weeks gestation.
DHA can significantly reduce the risk of early preterm birth by 42%.
$50K
In the United States, an uncomplicated birth costs $4300, while a premature birth costs on average up to $50K or more.
10X
Research shows that women who have low blood DHA levels are at 10-fold increased risk of early preterm birth.
>5%
A scientific article showed that pregnant women should strive for a DHA level of 5% or above to reduce their preterm birth risk.
~60 mg
The recommended amount of DHA for pregnant women is 200 mg daily but most only get ~60mg from their diet & only 10% use a supplement.
Optimize Your Prenatal DHA Level in 3 Easy Steps
Calculate Your Prenatal DHA Requirements
This recommendation is meant to be a guide for how much DHA you may need in your diet to reach your Prenatal DHA target, based on unpublished research. Up to 3,000 mg per day of EPA and DHA is considered safe and is set as the upper limit in the calculator. We recommend you test at the end of your first trimester and beginning of your third trimester of pregnancy to see if your diet changes are working for you. Please consult your healthcare provider before making any major changes to your diet. Learn more...
Only enter the DHA you are getting through supplements, which you can find on the Nutrient Facts Panel on the back of your supplement. Don't try to guess how much you are getting through food and sunlight.
The Prenatal DHA Test measures the amount of this important nutrient in your blood using a simple finger prick collection method that you can do at home.
Having low prenatal DHA levels is related to a higher risk of postpartum depression
Risk of asthma reduced in children whose mothers had higher blood DHA and EPA levels during pregnancy
Supplementation of EPA+DHA during pregnancy increased children’s IQ at 4 years
Dietary intake of DHA in US pregnant women is about 60 mg per day, only about 30% of what they need.
Plasma EPA+DHA levels during early to mid-pregnancy predict risk of early preterm birth.
Raising blood DHA levels in women with a Prenatal DHA less than 5% in early pregnancy reduced risk for early preterm birth.
Meta-analysis finds that supplemental omega-3 during pregnancy lowered risk of preterm birth by 11% and early preterm birth by 42%.
Higher blood DHA levels in pregnancy were related to lower risk of preterm birth in Australian women.
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Fatty acid levels start changing as soon as you change your diet and lifestyle and stabilize in 3-4 months. - Personalized:
Personalized recommendations based off your test results. - Certified:
All samples are processed in a central CLIA-certified laboratory. - Validated:
The same validated and standardized sample processing methodology used in over 200 research studies. - Compare:
Reference ranges show you how you compare to your peers.
