Long-term follow-up of children born preterm who received high dose DHA: the DINO trial follow-up. [ 2008 - 2012 ]

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Researchers: Prof Maria Makrides (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Carmel Collins ,  Prof Lex Doyle ,  Prof Peter Anderson ,  Prof Philip Ryan
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Brief description Children born prematurely are more likely to need help at school and to repeat a grade. One of the factors that may be responsible for the poor development of children who were premature may be the lack of an omega-3 fatty acid, called DHA. We have done a study in which feeds of premature infants were supplemented with DHA at a level equivalent to what a baby would recieve in the womb. We now want to see if these children have improved development at school age.

Funding Amount $AUD 725,972.07

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant