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CARINE HENRY RD

Saturday morning at the Beechwood Clinic

I offer a private, expert and caring service for families with infants, young children and teens to help identify, treat and manage diet related conditions.  My work with children and families as a Registered Dietitian has spanned 25 years,with a varied background in the NHS, clinical nutrition research and peer teaching, in addition to one-to-one appointments and workshops on various aspects of childhood nutrition.  My areas of clinical expertise include infant feeding, feeding difficulties in childhood, gastro-intestinal conditions and non-IgE food allergy, in particular cows milk allergy. 

Dietary assessment and dietetic management 

During appointments, I use a dietary assessment (structured conversation) to collect lots of information about a child’s food & nutrient intake, energy balance & growth and details of any symptoms or functional difficulties; an allergy-focused clinical history is used if food allergy is suspected.  Identifying nutritional gaps and ways of bridging or meeting nutritional needs is an integral part of each appointment, specific for each child.  Similarly, growth is measured, plotted on growth charts and assessed as part of the overall assessment.

Evidence-based interventions using treatment plans for conditions such as cow’s milk allergy, coeliac disease or functional GI conditions are then discussed/devised – with full written guidance and supportive information provided.  I also work with behavioural food issues such as food refusal in young children or disordered eating during teens.  Again this happens in structured discussions, to help individuals and families explore and develop further understanding about theirs and/or their child’s usual practices and consider workable strategies to support/promote normalising eating practices.

An infant feeding assessment, including feeding observation where possible, is tailored for little ones.  I do like to see a nappy where possible!

Onward referral to other paediatric professionals may be suggested, and I have a close working relationships with Cambridge Paediatric Practice, Nuffield Health and teams at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

I qualified as a Dietitian in 1992, Queens College, Glasgow and live in Cambridge with my family and 3 teenage children. Supporting wellbeing with nutrition education from birth through until adulthood is my hope and my plan.

Health Care &Professions Council Registration No. DT5478

See my website paediatric nutrition for further information on fees, terms, appointments, conditions