Decreased Postnatal Docosahexaenoic and Arachidonic Acid Blood Levels in Premature Infants are Associated with Neonatal Morbidities

To measure the changes in whole blood fatty acid levels in premature infants and evaluate associations between these changes and neonatal morbidities.This was a retrospective cohort study of 88 infants born at <30 weeks' gestation. Serial fatty acid profiles during the first postnatal month and infant outcomes, including chronic lung disease (CLD), retinopathy of prematurity, and late-onset sepsis, were analyzed. Regression modeling was applied...