Allergies in babies under 6 months - webinar for health professionals

Would you like to know more about allergies in babies under 6 months? The National Allergy Council and Connecting the Dots – A National Nutrition Service are pleased to bring you a webinar featuring Dr Preeti Joshi, a paediatric clinical immunology/allergy specialist and Dr Merryn Netting, an advanced paediatric allergy dietitian.

The webinar will cover:

• When is it allergy – differentiating between allergy and other conditions

• Signs of an allergic reaction in babies

• Can babies ‘grow out’ of their allergies?

• Maternal diet when breastfeeding

• What infant formula to use if needed

• When and how to introduce common allergy causing foods, especially egg and peanut

• When should the child see a specialist?