With one - third of all children in the United States suffering from some kind of serious health condition that requires life - long medication (diabetes, asthma,
allergies, auto - immune disease) or lifestyle modifications (severe nut
allergies, learning disorders) we view all routine
newborn tests and procedures
as potential contributors that need to be scrutinized.
Giving
newborns artificial milk is not recommended,
as their gut junctions are more open and permeable than they will be later, and introducing foreign proteins at this time increases the risk of
allergy sensitisation.