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Presentation Information

Maureen Minchin

Infant Feeding and Allergy Realities

  • Speaker: Maureen Minchin , BA(Hons), MA (Melb), TSTC
  • Presentation Type:
  • Duration: 60 Mins
  • Credits: 1 CERP, 1 Nursing CEU, 1 CME, 0.1 Midwifery CEU, 1 Dietetic CEU
Abstract:

This presentation outlines a new understanding of why early infant feeding matters, generated by recent research into the microbiome and epigenetics as well as clinical and personal experience over decades. It focuses on allergy as an bilateral legacy which compounds through generations. Emphasis is on presenting symptoms and management in the breastfeeding family, although some infant formula issues are considered.. Maternal diet in pregnancy and lactation, and the effects of allergy on families, are all discussed.