Microbiome Tools for Pediatric Practice
This space is for pediatric clinicians, trainees, nurses, lactation professionals, midwives, dietitians, and allied health teams who care for infants and young children. The Infant Microbiome Institute focuses on high-yield, evidence-informed summaries that connect microbiome science to real-life pediatric decisions.
IMI offers education, not guidelines or individualized medical advice. Clinical judgement and local protocols always come first.
What You’ll Find Here
Clinical Overviews
Short, practical summaries on topics like colic, reflux, altered stools, eczema, suspected CMPA vs microbiome-mediated reactivity, antibiotic exposures, and early gut disruption.
Teaching & Training Resources
Slides, handouts, and discussion frameworks for journal clubs, resident conferences, and bedside teaching on infant microbiome topics.
Formula & Feeding Science
Evidence-based context on human milk components, pre/probiotics, HMOs, and infant formula design—including how to think about the IMI formula manual and database (coming soon).
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High-Yield Clinical Overviews
IMI’s clinical overviews are designed to be read quickly and used at the bedside. They focus on common infant scenarios where microbiome science meaningfully intersects with daily practice.
- Early gut colonization & immune education
- Reflux, spit-up, and “happy spitters”
- Gas, stool changes, and when to worry
- Eczema, rashes, and overdiagnosed CMPA vs microbiome-mediated protein reactivity
- Antibiotics, NICU stays, and disrupted early microbiomes
Teaching and Training Resources
Many pediatric teams want to teach microbiome concepts but don’t have time to build everything from scratch. IMI is developing slide decks, handouts, and case-based frameworks that can be used for resident didactics, noon conference, or small-group teaching.
Formula & Feeding Science
Infant feeding decisions increasingly involve questions about prebiotics, probiotics, HMOs, partially hydrolyzed proteins, and specialty formulas. IMI focuses on the microbiome context behind these choices, not brand promotion.
As our formula manual and database develop, this page will help clinicians understand how products differ, what claims are evidence-based, and how to communicate risks and benefits to families in a balanced way.
Research Highlights & Evidence
IMI curates selected infant microbiome studies and offers brief, practical summaries for clinicians. The goal is not to replace your own reading, but to help you quickly understand where a study fits, its limitations, and what (if anything) it should change in practice.
Future updates will include:
- Short “What this means for practice” summaries
- Reading lists by topic (feeding, antibiotics, allergy, neurodevelopment
Using IMI in Your Clinical Practice
You’re welcome to share IMI resources with families, trainees, and colleagues as part of your educational work. When you do, we encourage you to frame them as background context rather than prescriptive protocols.
IMI does not function as a guideline-issuing body. Our materials are designed to complement—not replace—professional judgement, local standards, and shared decision-making with families.