Microbiota play an important role infant and child health, as described in the book‘ Infant and Child Microbiota: From Pregnancy to Childhood’. The symposium will provide a clinical overview of the vital relationship between the microbiota and infant and child health. Theoretical and practical talks, based on the chapters of the book, will be given by world renowned experts in the field of pediatric microbiome research. Presenters include: Prof. dr. Hania Szajewska (Medical University of Warsaw, Polen), Prof. dr. Anita Kozyrskyj (University of Alberta, Canada), Prof. dr. Maria Jenmalm (Linkoping University, Zweden), Dr. John Penders (Maastricht Universiteit) en Dr. Koen Huysentruyt (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, België).
We welcome everyone interested in the link between microbiota and infant and child. Especially, pediatricians, youth health care doctors, pediatric nurses, pediatric dietiticians, genral practitioners, gynaecologists, midwives, microbiologists and (medical)researchers.