Highlights
- •Early preterm birth (ePTB) occurs before 34 weeks gestation.
- •ePTB cost the US approximately USD 10.6 Billion in 2014.
- •Public policy effort to increase DHA intake of pregnant women is important.
Abstract
Abbreviations:
DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid), DRG (Diagnosis-related group), ePTB (Early preterm birth), HCUP (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project), KUDOS (Kansas University DHA Outcomes Study), DOMInO (DHA to Optimize Mother and Infant Outcome)Keywords
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☆Supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (HD047315). DSM, Columbia, Maryland, USA donated the investigational capsules.
☆☆Clinical trial registry: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00266825.