Infant Nutrition - Infant Formula

Pathway Contributor: Connie Stuart

Credentials:
PDt, SLD

Bio:
Connie Stuart is registered dietitian who has worked in pediatrics for the last 13 years. She has worked at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in England and at Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital in the United States. She has covered a wide variety of clinical areas such as Gastroenterology, Cystic Fibrosis, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Neonatal Intensive Care, Renal, and inpatients areas. Currently Connie is working at McMaster Children’s Hospital in the Neonatal Follow up Clinic and in the Level 2 Nursery. When living in England, Connie was involved in a research study funded by the Cerebral Palsy Association, which evaluated parents’ ability to appropriately refer directly to the dietitian. Connie graduated from the Applied Human Nutrition Program at Guelph University and completed her clinical internship at University of Alberta Hospitals in Edmonton.

Contributions:

• What types of formulas are suitable for formula-fed infants and for what duration?  

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• What are the indications for the use of soy formula for healthy term infants?  

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• Is the intake of phytoestrogens in soy formula by healthy term infants concerning?  

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• Is there a benefit to feeding formula supplemented with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) to healthy term infants?  

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• Why is iron-fortified formula recommended for formula-fed term infants? What is the recommended level of iron fortification in formula?  

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• What are the indications for the use of follow-up formulas?  

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• Protein Hydrolysate Formulas Background

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