Table 1-1.

Summary of eight trials of newborns with allergic potential

Exp, experimental group; Con, control group; N/A, not available; ECM, environmental control measures including sweeping furniture or bedding regularly or forbidding smoking or removing pets; HF, hydrolyzed formula; IC, impermeable cover; IFA, infant avoidance of hypersensitive food; LMA, maternal avoidance of hypersensitive foods while lactating; MVS, mechanical ventilation systems for accelerating air circulation; PLMA, maternal avoidance of hypersensitive foods during pregnancy and while lactating.