Fourteen leaders, comprised of top professors of obstetrics and doctors of nutrition, convened in June 2007 to provide guidance to women on how to evaluate risks and benefits of fish consumption during pregnancy. With data increasingly showing that pregnant women are eating less fish, the risks of a nutritional deficiency in unborn babies is increasing. The Group recommends that women who want to become pregnant, are pregnant, or are breastfeeding eat a minimum of 12 ounces per week of fish like salmon, tuna, sardines and mackerel.

The Maternal Nutrition Group are faculty at the following institutions: New York University, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medical College, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Colorado State University, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, Intermountain Healthcare, and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Click below to read their biographies.