The definition, incidence, and staging are discussed. Risk factors and differences in the presentation of NEC in preterm and full-term infants are compared and contrasted. The interaction between ...

As NEC is most common among preterm infants, people with known risk factors for preterm delivery should talk with their doctor about ways to help prevent early labor.

These preterm newborns face many medical challenges ... we still don’t know exactly what causes NEC. The greatest risk factor for NEC is simply prematurity and the immaturity of the infant ...

The cause of NEC is unknown, though it is believed to be a combination of multiple risk factors, the most important being premature birth and very low birthweight. Other possible factors include ...

In hypertensive participants with “optimal risk factors,” that is, they’d controlled at least seven of the eight risk factors studied, premature death from any cause was reduced by 40% ...

NEC has substantial racial disparity.” Mead Johnson disputes its product, Enfamil Premature Infant Formula ... disease that has a lot of different risk factors, and not just any single risk ...

Study: Impact of probiotics on gut microbiome of extremely preterm ... in NEC risk in EP/ELBW infants. Additionally, the ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, is a serious disease that affects the intestines of (primarily) premature infants ... why doctors recommend feeding at-risk infants breast milk, starting ...