Table 1. Putative Daily Intakes for n-3 LCFA’s during pregnancy.

Putative Estimated Average Requirements (ERAs) and Recommended Daily Requirements (RDA’s) for n-3 LCFAs (eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid n-3 and docosahexaenoic acid) were calculated following definitions described by the Food and Nutrition Board, but should be considered solely the opinion of the authors. Range reflects n-3 LCFA derived from seafood intake, lower number and estimation of 25% correction for other food sources. Suboptimal fine motor skills were assessed by the ALSPAC Developmental Index as previously described (2). Low verbal IQ was assessed by administration of the WISC III- UK as described (2). Significant maternal depressive symptoms at 18 and 32 w gestation were assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Scale of Depression

	Putative EAR range		Putative RDA range
Inadequacy model	en%	mg/d 2,000 Cal	en%	mg/d 2,000 Cal
Suboptimal fine motor skills, child, 42 m	0.050– 0.06	111– 139	0.20– 0.26	456– 570
Low verbal IQ child 8 y	0.065– 0.08	114– 181	0.22– 0.28	590– 611
Maternal depression 18 w gestation	0.15– 0.19	333– 417	0.30– 0.38	777– 850
Maternal depression 32 w gestation	0.18– 0.22	389– 486	0.33– 0.41	830– 917