Please note: This trial has finished recruiting and is not accepting new participants.

Research Center: South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Details: This is a virtual study, all participation will take place online  
Lead Doctor: Dr. Merryn Netting
Ethics Committee: This study has been reviewed and approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at the Women’s & Children’s Health Network

Background

Are you looking for guidelines around when to feed your infant common allergy causing foods to help prevent food allergies from developing later on?

There are recent changes to the Australian infant feeding guidelines aimed at preventing food allergy. The new guidelines advise parents to give their babies common allergy causing  foods like peanuts, eggs, and wheat before they turn 1 year old.

The aim of this study is to find out if families are aware of the changes to the infant feeding guidelines, to see if they are feeding their babies common allergy causing foods, and find out the reasons why, if they are not. This study will provide important information about the choices parents make when they start to give their baby solid foods, particularly ‘allergenic’ foods like peanuts.

Findings from the study will help to improve the information that health professionals provide to parents about feeding their baby and help organisations to understand the best way to deliver information to parents about feeding their baby.

Why Participate?

• You will be provided with the Australian infant feeding guidelines aimed at preventing food allergy.
• If your baby is about to start solid foods, you may be selected to receive SMS messages that remind you of when to provide certain foods to your baby to help prevent food allergies from developing.
• You will be contributing to infant health and how to best share recommendations to prevent food allergies in young children.
• This study is completely virtual.
• You will be helping to advance medical research.

Your Rights

• If you decide to participate in the study and later feel that you no longer wish to be part of it, you may withdraw at any time.
• Your records relating to this study and any other information received will be kept strictly confidential, except as required by the law.

Who Can Participate?

• Parents of one year old children