Paper Title
The Association Between Sudanese Neonatal Head Circumference and Plasma Essential Fatty Acids Level

Abstract
This paper represents the correlation between plasma phosphatidylecholine saturated ,n-3 and n-6 fatty acids levels of Sudanese maternal blood with their neonatal head circumference. The mean head circumference of our neonates was (29±0.6 cm) range (28-35 cm) which was lower than the standard value (35±1.7 cm).Our study demonstrated a negative correlation between head circumference of neonates with different saturated fatty acids and linoleic acid (r=-0.36,-0.34) (p≤0.05), and positively with other omega -6 and omega-3 fatty acids of neonates (r=0.53) (p≤0.05). Low level of neonatal DHA and high level of LA interfere with our neonatal head circumference, which was lower than the international level. Index terms - DHA Docosahexaenoic Acid, LCPUFA Long Chain Polyunsaturated Acid, H.C Head Circumference, E.F.A Essential Fatty Acids, AA Arachidonic Acid, LA Linoliec Acid.