Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the possible influence of a lipid emulsion containing DHA (docosahexaenoic polyunsaturated fatty acid), parenterally administered from the first day of life, on the psychological development of 3-year-old children born with very low birth weight (VLBW). It was suspected that an increased amount of DHA in parenteral nutrition may be a variable that modifies the relation between other medical or social factors and their influence on the child's development.
Material And Methods: Two groups of three-year-old children with calendar age ranging from 29 to 51 months (mean value--38 months) were tested. The children in the study group (n=23) were parenterally nourished during the first weeks of life with a lipid emulsion containing DHA. The patients in the control group (n=13) were fed with a lipid emulsion without DHA.
Results: Using the General Linear Model (GLM) with the analysis of interaction effects, it was found that the supplementation of the lipid emulsion containing DHA in parenteral nutrition from the first day of life beneficially influenced the relation between immaturity associated with the children's health status at birth and emotional development evaluated at three years of age. It also modified the relation between emotional and linguistic development.
Conclusions: When administered after birth in prematurely born children, the lipid emulsion containing DHA may influence their development at the age of three years. It may either compensate the negative effects that immaturity associated with the health status at birth has on emotional development, or stimulate the language development in children whose emotional development is normal.
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