Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 161-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
Hospital name:
Trust:
Preterm birth network (if known):
| Details of service | Response | ||
| 1 | In your antenatal booking appointment, do you discuss omega-3 intake in pregnancy? | Yes
No Don’t know |
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| 2 | With whom would you be most likely to discuss or recommend dietary omega-3 and/or supplements? | All pregnant women
Women at high risk of spontaneous preterm birth Women attending a specialist preterm birth clinic Women with low dietary fish intake I would not usually recommend it Other |
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| 3 | In your trust do you currently recommend omega-3 supplementation in pregnancy for women at risk of spontaneous preterm birth? | Yes, routinely
Sometimes/in selected cases No |
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| If yes, in which form do you usually recommend it? | Dietary oily fish intake
Over-the-counter omega-3 supplement Prescription omega-3 formulation (e.g. Omacor) I do not usually specify Other: |
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| 4 | Does your trust have a preterm birth clinic? | Yes
No |
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| If yes, is omega-3 supplementation currently discussed in the pre-term birth clinic? | Yes
No Don’t know |
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| 5 | Is there a written protocol or local guidance for omega-3 supplementation in your antenatal and/or preterm birth clinic? * | Yes
No Unsure |
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| If yes, please share a copy of the protocol or local guidance, if available | |||
| 6 | Are diet, fish intake, and dietary supplement use routinely reviewed in your clinic? | Yes
No Unsure |
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Our response:
The Trust does not provide the service mentioned in your request. Please re-direct your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
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