According to a recent study headed by Dr. Usha Ramakrishnan, associate professor in the Hobart Department of Global Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, newborns may benefit from omega-3 fatty acids taken by their mothers while they’re still in the womb.

Babies whose mothers who took omega-3 supplements, similar to OmegaKrill by Dr. Newton’s Naturals, displayed fewer cold symptoms and shorter illnesses than those whose mothers were on the placebo.

According to Dr. Jennifer Wu, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, the findings are in line with a previous hypothesis. “We’ve been recommending DHA intake in pregnant women for brain and nervous system development, and this study suggests another good reason to take DHA,” Wu told USA Today.

Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish, but many avoid fish due to its high mercury content. Dr. Newton’s Naturals collects krill from the remote, unpolluted waters of the Antarctic Ocean for their OmegaKrill supplement. Krill actually contains three times the amount of omega-3 fatty acids as fish oil.