Omega 3 during pregnancy and impacts on postpartum depression: a narrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Damázio, Louyse Sulzbach
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Mandelli, Michael, Canever, Lara, Freire, Thiago Garcia, Zugno, Alexandra Ioppi
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/37
• topic: Depressão; Pós-Parto; Ômega-3; Depression; Postpartum; Omega-3

Objective: To show, through an integrative review, the current clinical results of the impact ofomega 3 consumption on postpartum depression. Method: Integrative literature review carriedout from February to July 2023 in the Pubmed, LILACS, Medline and Scielo databases. Results:A search was performed for specific health descriptors and 5 scientific productions that met theinclusion criteria were selected. In general, the studies showed relationships with the health ofthe baby and the mother. In the baby, there was an increase in intrauterine growth, greaterresponse of the central nervous system, better neural, retinal, immunological, cognitive andphysical development. In maternal health, there was an increase in the anti-inflammatoryprocess, better immune response, improvement in the neurotrophic effect of the brain,increased metabolism, hormonal improvement, lower cardiovascular risk, lesser neurologicaldisorders (including depression) and visual disturbances. Conclusion: More studies areneeded to elucidate the benefits of omega-3 supplementation in postpartum pregnant women.