Research Opportunity: Eating Nuts While Breastfeeding – Nuts For Babies Study

Does breastfeeding affect nut allergy development? This study aims to find out  

The Kids Research Institute Australia is seeking pregnant women to take part in a study testing whether the amount of nuts a mother eats during breastfeeding affects her baby’s food allergy development. 

Participation involves eating peanuts and cashews weekly for six months, completing short surveys and attending free nut allergy testing.  

The study is open to women with: 

1. a singleton pregnancy (expecting one baby) 
2. plans to breastfeed (ideally for at least 6 months) 
3. no peanut or cashew nut allergy 

Women must live in Western Australia or Victoria to be eligible. 

Participants will receive free access to a lactation consultant if needed, as well as free nut allergy testing for your child at one year of age, infant feeding and allergy prevention guidelines and food allergy education.  

The Nuts For Babies Study is being led by The Kids Research Institute Australia in Perth. The study is also being conducted by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Victoria. 

To register your interest, visit the Nuts For Babies Study website

Project Title: Developing infant tolerance to nuts via breastmilk: a randomised controlled trial 
Ethics approval: Child and Adolescent Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee, Perth Western Australia (RGS0000006685) and St John of God Health Care Human Research Ethics Committee (Ref:2246)