pregnant womanResearch appearing in the British Medical Journal (2012;344:e184 (Published 31 January 2012)) looked at prenatal care for the mothers of 706 infants at high hereditary risk of developing allergies. In the randomized, placebo-controlled study, mothers were either given a placebo or 900 mg of omega-3 fatty acids per day from the 21st week of gestation until birth. There was an overall reduced prevalence of egg sensitivity and atopic eczema in the group receiving the fish oil. There was a slight decrease in immunoglobulin E associated allergic disease (13% in the control group, compared to 9% in the group receiving the omega 3 oil).