ANIEMEA-P-GB-202502953 | January 2026
Authors:
Jane Schlezinger, RD, BSc
Publish Date:
May 2024 | 19 min
Abstract:
This video explores the emotional burden faced by parents and caregivers of children with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA). The constant anxiety over their child’s health and safety impacts family relationships and overall quality of life. Parents often worry about their child eating outside the home and struggle to focus during medical consultations due to stress.
Children with CMPA face their own set of challenges, including frequent hospital visits, fear of needles and tests, growth monitoring, missed school days, and social issues such as bullying. Adolescents, on the other hand, deal with increased responsibilities related to emergency medications and anaphylaxis, alongside similar social concerns.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand the importance of caregiver’s concerns in raising a child with food allergies.
Gain understanding of the ‘user’ experience of hospital appointment visits – how do caregivers feel.
Compare the different perspectives of concerns from caregiver to child to adolescent.
Explain the incidence of bullying children with food allergy and how bullying impacts quality of life.
AUTHOR(S) BIO
JANE SCHLEZINGER, RD, BSC
Nutrition Scientist, Abbott
Jane Schlezinger, RD, BSc, is a Nutrition Scientist working within the Global Paediatric Specialty team at Abbott Nutrition. Jane works on the hydrolysed formula products for the nutritional management of food allergies. She previously worked for the UK division as a Medical Science Liaison supporting healthcare professionals with understanding the science behind Abbott’s nutritional products. Her research interests are in cow’s milk allergy and developing educational materials and training for healthcare professionals treating children with food allergies and eczema. Jane is also a state registered Specialist Paediatric Allergy Dietitian who has worked in the National Health Service (NHS) for over two decades and in private healthcare in London. She is registered as a UK dietitian working under the Health and Care Professionals Council Code of Practice. Jane attended King’s College, London and trained at the University College London Hospital NHS Trusts. Jane is a member of the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, EAACI and the British Dietetic Association.
