Foetal Origins of Allergy: How Early Nutrition Programs Lifelong Immune Health

Hope & Histamine: The Paediatric Allergy Podcast · Feb 27, 2026 · 39m

In this episode, we unpack The Foetal Origins of Allergy and the idea that the foundations of allergic disease may be laid before birth. Using the lens of early nutritional programming (often discussed within the DOHaD – Developmental Origins of Health and Disease framework), we explore how the in-utero environment can influence immune development, tolerance, and later risk of conditions like eczema, food allergy, allergic rhinitis, and asthma.

We’ll break down what the science actually suggests about key influences such as maternal diet quality, vitamin D and fatty acids, metabolic health…