Obstetrics
Eating fish regularly in late pregnancy boosts fetal growth rate, study says
Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 3rd, 2004
Almost 12,000 women were asked to record their fish consumption at 32 weeks of pregnancy using a food frequency questionnaire. Their intake of omega 3 fatty acids from fish was then calculated based on how often they claimed to have eaten fish.
The women's average daily intake of fish amounted to almost 33 g (the equivalent of a third of a small can of tuna), equating to only around 0.15 g...
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