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Maternal Fatty Acid And Inflammatory Status During Pregnancy Are Related To Infant Heart Rate And Heart Rate Variability, Merritt Leanne Drewery
Maternal Fatty Acid And Inflammatory Status During Pregnancy Are Related To Infant Heart Rate And Heart Rate Variability, Merritt Leanne Drewery
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Early life heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) reflect autonomic maturation. Intervention with n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) during pregnancy favorably affects fetal HR and HRV; similar observations have been reported with infant n-3 LCPUFA intake. Infant HR and HRV have not been assessed in relation to maternal fatty acid status during pregnancy. Further, exposure to intrauterine inflammation may underlie these observations, although this hypothesis has not been tested. The aim of this observational study was to explore associations between maternal fatty acid and inflammatory status during pregnancy and infant HR and HRV. Simple linear and …