Fish Consumption During Pregnancy: An Overview of the Risks and Benefits

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-330

  Dovydaitis, Tiffany ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

fish consumption; mercury; methylmercury; polychlorinated biphenyls; polyunsaturated fatty acids; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MERCURIALISM; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FETUS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 45849085343     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.02.014     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Uauy R., Hoffman D.R., Mena P., Llanos A., and Birch E.E. Term infant studies of DHA and ARA supplementation on neurodevelopment: Results of randomized controlled trials. J Pediatr 143 4 Suppl (2003) S17-S25
2. Lewin G.A., Schachter H.M., Yuen D., Merchant P., Mamaladze V., and Tsertsvadze A. Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on child and maternal health. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 118. AHRQ Publication No. 05-E025-2 (2005), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
3. Cohen J.T., Bellinger D.C., Connor W.E., and Shaywitz B.A. A quantitative analysis of prenatal intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cognitive development. Am J Prev Med 29 (2005) 366-374
4. Olsen S., and Secher N. A possible preventive effect of low-dose fish oil on early delivery and pre-eclampsia: Indications from a 50-year-old controlled trial. Br J Nutr 64 (1990) 599-609
5. Olsen S.F., and Secher N.J. Low consumption of seafood in early pregnancy as a risk factor for preterm delivery: Prospective cohort study. BMJ 324 (2002) 447
6. Xue F., Holzman C., Rahbar M.H., Trosko K., and Fischer L. Maternal fish consumption, mercury levels, and risk of preterm delivery. Environ Health Perspect 115 (2007) 42-47
7. Kim E., Kim I., Kwon J., Kim S., and Park Y. The effects of fish consumption on blood mercury levels of pregnant women. Yonsei Med J 47 (2006) 626-633
8. Sakamoto M., Kubota M., Liu X.J., Murata K., Nakai K., and Satoh H. Maternal and fetal mercury and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as a risk and benefit of fish consumption to fetus. Environ Sci Technol 38 (2004) 3860-3863
9. Sato R.L., Li G.G., and Shaha S. Antepartum seafood consumption and mercury levels in newborn cord blood. Am J Obstet Gynecol 194 (2006) 1683-1688
10. Snyder R.D., and Seelinger D.F. Methylmercury poisoning. Clinical follow-up and sensory nerve conduction studies. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 39 (1976) 701-704
11. Harada M. Congenital Minamata disease: Intrauterine methylmercury poisoning. Teratology 18 (1978) 285-288
12. Marsh D.O., Clarkson T.W., Cox C., Myers G.J., Amin-Zaki L., and Al-Tikriti S. Fetal methylmercury poisoning. Relationship between concentration in single strands of maternal hair and child effects. Arch Neurol 44 (1987) 1017-1022
13. Jacobson J., Jacobson S., and Schwartz P. Prenatal exposure to an environmental toxin: A test of the multiple effects model. Dev Psychol 20 (1984) 523-532
14. Stewart P., Darvill T., and Lonky E. Assessment of prental exposure to PCBs from maternal consumption of great lakes fish: An analysis of PCB pattern and concentration. Environ Res 80 (1999) S87-S96
15. Jacobson S., Fein G., and Jacobson J. The effect of intrauterine PCB exposure on visual recognition memory. Child Dev 56 (1985) 853-860
16. Smith A., Shloemer J., and Lowry L. Metabolic and health consequences of occupational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. Br J Indust Med 39 (1982) 361-369
17. Gladen B., Rogan W., and Hardy P. development after exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene transplacentally and through human milk. J Pediatr 113 (1988) 991-995
18. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Web site. Toxicological profile for mercury (1999), US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, Atlanta, GA. www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp46.html [Accessed January 27, 2008]
19. Kerper L.E., Ballatori N., and Clarkson T.W. Methylmercury transport across the blood-brain barrier by an amino acid carrier. Am J Physiol 262 5 Pt 2 (1992) R761-R765
20. Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury, and Board of Environmental Studies in Toxicology. Toxicological effects of methylmercury: Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council: National Academies Press (2000)
21. Harada M., Akagi H., Tsuda T., Kizaki T., and Ohno H. Methylmercury level in umbilical cords from patients with congenital Minamata disease. Sci Total Environ 234 (1999) 59-62
22. Davidson P.W., Myers G.J., Cox C., Wilding G.E., Shamlaye C.F., Huang L.S., et al. Methylmercury and neurodevelopment: Longitudinal analysis of the Seychelles child development cohort. Neurotoxicol Teratol 28 (2006) 529-535
23. Debes F., Budtz-Jorgensen E., Weihe P., White R.F., and Grandjean P. Impact of prenatal methylmercury exposure on neurobehavioral function at age 14 years. Neurotoxicol Teratol 28 (2006) 536-547
24. Trasande L., Schechter C.B., Haynes K.A., and Landrigan P.J. Mental retardation and prenatal methylmercury toxicity. Am J Ind Med 49 (2006) 153-158
25. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Web site. Toxicological profile for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2000. www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp17.html [Accessed January 27, 2008]
26. Tilson H.A., Jacobson J.L., and Rogan W.J. Polychlorinated biphenyls and the developing nervous system: Cross-species comparisons. Neurotoxicol Teratol 12 (1990) 239-248
27. Lai T.J., Guo Y.L., Guo N.W., and Hsu C.C. Effect of prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls on cognitive development in children: A longitudinal study in Taiwan. Br J Psychiatry 40 Suppl (2001) S49-S52
28. Lai T.J., Liu X., Guo Y.L., Guo N.W., Yu M.L., Hsu C.C., et al. A cohort study of behavioral problems and intelligence in children with high prenatal polychlorinated biphenyl exposure. Arch Gen Psychiatry 59 (2002) 1061-1066
29. Jacobson J.L., and Jacobson S.W. Intellectual impairment in children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls in utero. N Engl J Med 335 (1996) 783-789
30. Stewart P.W., Reihman J., Lonky E.I., Darvill T.J., and Pagano J. Cognitive development in preschool children prenatally exposed to PCBs and MeHg. Neurotoxicol Teratol 25 (2003) 11-22
31. Mozaffarian D., and Rimm E.B. Fish intake, contaminants, and human health: Evaluating the risks and the benefits. JAMA 296 (2006) 1885-1899
32. Gochfeld M., and Burger J. Good fish/bad fish: A composite benefit-risk by dose curve. Neurotoxicology 26 (2005) 511-520
33. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Web site. Backgrounder for the 2004 FDA/EPA Consumer Advisory: What you need to know about mercury in fish and shellfish (2004). www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/mercury/backgrounder.html [Accessed February 25, 2007]
34. Burger J., and Gochfeld M. Mercury in fish available in supermarkets in Illinois: Are there regional differences?. Sci Total Environ 367 (2006) 1010-1016
35. Association for Healthcare Professionals, Physicians for Social Responsibility Web site. Fish consumption to promote good health and minimize contaminants (2004). www.psr.org/site/DocServer/PSR_ARHP_Fish_QRG_FINAL.pdf?docID=713 [Accessed January 27, 2008]
36. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services EPA Web site. Mercury levels in commercial fish and shellfish (2006). www.cfsan.fda.gov/∼frf/sea-mehg.html [Accessed September 9, 2007]
37. Melanson S.F., Lewandrowski E.L., Flood J.G., and Lewandrowski K.B. Measurement of organochlorines in commercial over-the-counter fish oil preparations: Implications for dietary and therapeutic recommendations for omega-3 fatty acids and a review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med 129 (2005) 74-77
38. Foran S.E., Flood J.G., and Lewandrowski K.B. Measurement of mercury levels in concentrated over-the-counter fish oil preparations: is fish oil healthier than fish?. Arch Pathol Lab Med 127 (2003) 1603-1605
39. Gebauer S.K., Psota T.L., Harris W.S., and Kris-Etherton P.M. n-3 fatty acid dietary recommendations and food sources to achieve essentiality and cardiovascular benefits. Am J Clin Nutr 83 6 Suppl (2006) 1526S-1535S
40. Bourre J.M. Dietary omega-3 fatty acids for women. Biomed Pharmacother 61 (2007) 105-112