Pregnant Moms' Diet Can Help Newborns Sleep Better
(New York, Reuters Health, 8/23/02)

Dr. Evelyn Thoman and colleagues at the University of Connecticut, tested the levels of the fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), in the blood of 17 women at the time they gave birth. When the researchers monitored these women's newborns for 2 days, they found that mothers who had adequate levels of DHA tended to have babies with healthier sleep patterns and, according to some scientists, potentially better brain development.