Infant formula significantly increases a premature baby's risk for developing NEC.
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) causes inflammation leading to intestinal tissue damage and tissue death. If the intestinal infection causes bowel perforation, the bacteria can pass into the baby’s bloodstream leading to even more severe complications.
NEC is the leading cause of death among hospitalized premature babies over the age of two weeks. NEC is especially common in premature babies or those who have certain related complications, such as a heart defect.
NEC most often affects babies born prematurely or with a complication, such as a heart defect.If premature infants are fed cow-based milk products, they can develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a serious gastrointestinal condition that mostly affects premature babies resulting in inflammation and death of intestinal tissue.
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