Wake Forest University Health Sciences
This pilot study will explore feasibility of routine implementation of the recommended blood-based screening of DHA status in early pregnancy in routine clinical care.
This pilot study will be conducted within the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist general academic obstetric practice that serves patients in six clinic locations in the Winston-Salem area. The study will train clinical staff on the prenatal omega-3 evidence; work with Epic IT to add the DHA blood test to the early prenatal lab order set; provide screening results with interpretation to patients and clinicians via Epic; monitor uptake of screening and viewing of results; and review screening results and characteristics of screened patients. This pilot data will inform the design of a cluster ran…
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients initiating prenatal care at participating clinics who are eligible for early pregnancy blood testing per American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) standards Exclusion Criteria: * None
Measure of DHA as percent of total fatty acids in red blood cells
Arctuva estimate
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