NEC Society
Click to read our full two-page statement Context: The FDA recently issued communications regarding the use of probiotics in neonates: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-raises-concerns-about-probiotic-products-sold-use-hospitalized-preterm-infants https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/abbott-laboratories-669353-10242023 https://www.fda.gov/media/172606/download https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/infinant-health-inc-formerly-evolve-biosystems-inc-667715-09282023
What We Do
NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis) is a leading cause of infant death, impacting thousands of babies every year. It is a devastating intestinal disease that primarily affects babies born prematurely or with a medical complication. The NEC Society is a non-profit, 501c3 organization,…
Who We Are
The NEC Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) through research, advocacy, and education. The NEC Society brings together patient-families, clinicians, and other diverse stakeholders to better understand, prevent, and treat this…
NEC Society Champions
Champions are industry and nonprofit organizations who support the NEC Society’s vision of a world without NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis). Champions are committed to helping drive NEC research, education, and advocacy. We are grateful to this community of leaders who are…
News
NEC Symposium Executive Summary- Now Available!
We’re thrilled to announce the 2023 NEC Symposium will take place in San Diego, CA at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort! Registration will open in the coming months. If you complete this form, we’ll send you a calendar invite for August…
Forever Our Little One – a storybook for bereaved families
Click here to watch the KCRA News Interview featuring Forever Our Little One. Click play & listen to CapRadio NPR interview with Jennifer Canvasser. Davis, CA – Mother-daughter duo Jennifer Canvasser and Leslie Napolitano have published Forever Our Little One,…
9 Things You Need to Know About Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Written by Jennifer Canvasser, founder and executive director of the NEC Society When my son Micah was six weeks old, I thought he had overcome his fiercest battles that are common to babies born at 27 weeks gestation. He had doubled his…
Living With NEC: A Survivor’s Experience
Lakevia is grateful to have survived this terrifying disease but continues to live with its consequences- she shares her story.
How to Optimize the Use of Mother’s Own Milk in the NICU
Written by Dr. Meg Parker, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine In the NICU, mother’s breast milk is medicine for very premature infants. Mother’s breast milk has a multitude of nutritional and immune…