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Pregnancy Omega-3 Supplement Use and Reported Information Sources: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study

  • By

  • Anna Elisabeth Hentrich

  • Doerthe Brueggmann

  • Samira Catharina Hoock

  • Lukas Jennewein

  • Nina-Naomi Kreis

  • Wiebke Schaarschmidt

  • Anne Kristina Kaempf

  • Frank Louwen

  • Eileen Deuster

  • October 12, 2026

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    This exploratory cross-sectional study surveyed pregnant women at University Hospital Frankfurt from June 2024 through January 2025.

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    The study examined associations of reported information sources, education, and parity with omega-3 supplement use during pregnancy and before conception.

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    Omega-3 use was self-reported, and the survey did not assess dose, DHA/EPA content, formulation, frequency, duration, or adherence.

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    The study’s measure of supplement use therefore does not establish whether participants followed supplementation guidelines.

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    The study was exploratory, used a small selective university-hospital sample, and tested no confirmatory hypotheses.

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Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy in relation to reported information sources: an exploratory cross-sectional study

  • by Anna Elisabeth Hentrich, Doerthe Brueggmann, Samira Catharina Hoock, Lukas Jennewein, Nina-Naomi Kreis, Wiebke Schaarschmidt, Anne Kristina Kaempf, Frank Louwen, Eileen Deuster

  • October 12, 2026

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