Infant Nutrition for Immunity

Early life nutrition plays a pivotal role in the development of a balanced and healthy gut microbiota in an infant,⁶ which in turn is essential for the development of a resilient and healthy immune system.⁴ ⁷
 
A balanced microbiota has been shown to support immune function, protect against infection, and promote general health both in an infant’s early years and throughout their lifetime.⁴
 
The foundations for an infant’s gut and immune health are laid during their first 1,000 days,¹ ⁸ ⁹ so ensuring adequate nutrition throughout this time can have lifelong benefits for their health and immune function.
 
Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for infants. For those infants unable to exclusively breastfeed, Aptamil Gold+ infant formula contains a unique blend of prebiotic oligosaccharides,*¹⁰⁻¹² to nutritionally support immune health. This blend of prebiotics was designed to closely reflect the quantity and functionality of human milk oligosaccharides.¹³
 
Learn more below about optimising infant nutrition to support gut health and immunity.
 
*scGOS:lcFOS 0.72:0.08g/100mL

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Aligned with our mission to be the go-to partner for cow’s milk allergy management for families and HCPs, we are excited to be one of the partners supporting ASCIA’s 2024 Conference and to announce that our Neocate® SYNEO™ will have a new tin and updated formulation.

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Aptamil Infant & Toddler Range

The Aptamil Infant and Toddler Range provides nutritional support to toddlers and infants with a variety of health requirements. We recommend devising individualised plans for each of your patients to ensure early life nutrition, tailored to their individual circumstances and needs.

Which Aptamil products best suit your patient’s needs?

Our Aptamil product guide can help you find the right product for each of your individual patients and their unique needs.

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Supporting Formula-Fed Babies

Aptamil infant formulas are inspired by the nutritional composition of breast milk. The comprehensive range was created to nutritionally support formula-fed infants, providing essential nutrients.

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Advanced Infant Nutrition

The Aptamil Gold+ range is formulated based on 50 years of advanced breast milk research, developed to support gastrointestinal tolerance and immune function.* They contain a blend of prebiotics clinically proven to both improve the levels of good bacteria in the gut, and provide long term allergy protection through immunity when introduced within the first 6 months of life.¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹⁴ ¹⁵
 
Aptamil Gold+ prebiotic blend provides sustained protection against infection up to 2 years of age and sustained protection against allergy up to 5 years of age in high-risk infants (with a family history of atopy), when introduced within the first 6 months of life.¹⁰⁻¹¹ ¹⁵ ¹⁷
 
*scGOS:lcFOS 0.72:0.08g/100mL and its clinical benefits of stool softening and reduced
 
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Managing Clinical Conditions

Clinical conditions require a holistic management to address both the immediate symptoms and the long-term health of infants. To help you best support your patients, Aptamil products help to nutritionally manage specific health conditions in formula-fed patients including cow’s milk protein allergy, reflux and regurgitation, functional constipation, infant colic and lactose intolerance.
 
Learn how Aptamil’s range can help you manage clinical conditions in your formula-fed patients below.

Managing Allergy with Aptamil

In Australia and New Zealand, around 1 in 50 infants experience cow's milk protein allergy.¹⁵ Aptamil's product range includes specialised nutrition formulas designed to manage mild to moderate cow's milk protein allergy in infants, while still helping to meet their nutritional requirements.
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Supporting Infants with Gastrointestinal Disorders

Nutrition is a powerful tool to help manage common infant functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) including reflux, colic and constipation, which affect up to half of all infants.¹⁶ Aptamil Gold+ Colic & Constipation has proven efficacy for the dietary management of colic and constipation,¹⁷⁻²² while Aptamil Gold+ Reflux has been clinically shown to reduce infant regurgitation episodes by 78%.²³
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Hospital - Only Range

Aptamil's range of hospital-only products is designed to help provide preterm and hospitalised infants with the essential nutrition they need during this crucial time. Support your patients by recommending these effective, evidence-based formulas.
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For Healthcare Professional use only – not distribution to the general public.

Nutricia products are intended for the nutritional management of diseases and related medical conditions and therefore should be used under medical supervision. 

This information is general only and healthcare professionals should rely on their own skill and judgement when assessing and diagnosing patients

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