Low fatty acid concentrations in neonatal cord serum correlate with maternal serum.

Objective: Lactating women in New Mexico have low levels of important fatty acids relative to reported international data. The objective was to correlate the proportions of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) in the serum phospholipids in mothers and newborns within the same population.

Methods: The serum phospholipids of 52 maternal:neonatal pairs were analyzed.