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Family who led the passing of the South Carolina NEC Awareness Resolution at the state capitol
  • Advocacy, Education

South Carolina Declares May 17 NEC Awareness Day

Rep. Nathan Ballentine has introduced a state resolution recognizing May 17, 2025, as “Necrotizing Enterocolitis ...
Alice with poster
  • Advocacy, Education, Research

Alice Hoffsten Receives Advocacy Award Honoring Dr. Allison Rose

The NEC Society is honored to announce Alice Hoffsten as the recipient of the Allison ...
Jenn speaking at Stand Up For Science in Sacramento
  • Advocacy, Education, Policy

Standing Up for Science

Science is the path to a world where we understand NEC, can #preventNEC, and build ...
Jenn and Noah reading to Micah
  • Advocacy, Education

NICUs Should Give Books to Their Babies

Research has proven what we instinctively know: reading offers neuroprotective benefits to babies. When families ...
Jenn with Micah in the NICU
  • Advocacy, Education

10 Things to Know When Your Baby is Diagnosed with NEC

The NEC Society is committed to collaborating with healthcare providers and patient-families to facilitate NEC ...
Jenn giving Micah a kiss on his forehead
  • Advocacy, Education

Rainbows to Remember Micah

I created Rainbows to Remember Micah as a way to transform a day wrought with ...
Jenn and Micah
  • Advocacy, Education

Rare is Everywhere

While it is important for us to emphasize how frequently NEC happens in the NICU, ...
Dr. Hackam holding a baby in the hospital
  • Advocacy, Education, Recently Diagnosed

Fighting the Phantom Menace of NEC

“They don’t just suffer, they too often suffer alone.” Written by David J. Hackam, MD, ...
Staff grouped together holding NEC Society sign
  • Education, Symposium

2023 NEC Symposium

The NEC Symposium brought together 200 participants from 9 countries and 35 US states to ...
California Capital with building a world without NEC Sign
  • Advocacy, Education, Policy

NEC Awareness Resolutions

We chose May to be NEC Awareness Month because we will only build a world ...

Let’s Turn Pain Into Power

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