Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life threatening gastrointestinal disorder that can cause bowel inflammation in newborns. To help diagnose and classify NEC, doctors may use a variety of staging ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis is a serious disease affecting the intestines of a newborn baby. It involves a severe inflammation that damages and kills tissues in the baby’s colon, resulting in ...

Observational data have shown that slow advancement of enteral feeding volumes in preterm infants is associated with a reduced risk of necrotizing enterocolitis but an increased risk of late-onset ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infinant Health is investigating a live biotherapeutic product to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm ...

Providing human breast milk to preterm infants is a strategy for preventing complications including necrotizing enterocolitis. Because a mother's own milk (considered the gold standard) is not always ...

Perforated necrotizing enterocolitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants, and the optimal treatment is uncertain. We designed this multicenter randomized trial to compare ...

Davis, CA – Mother-daughter duo Jennifer Canvasser and Leslie Napolitano have published Forever Our Little One, a storybook for bereaved families. Jennifer is the executive director of the Necrotizing ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal emergency, particularly for the premature babies who are the individuals primarily at risk for this disease of the intestines. When NEC ...