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May is NEC Awareness Month
We chose May to be NEC Awareness Month because we will only build a world without NEC by partnering with and elevating mothers. Mothers are accelerating NEC research, education, and advocacy, and providing the most protective therapy against NEC—their milk….
Read MoreNEC Society & APSA announce pediatric surgery research award
The NEC Society, in partnership with the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA), is excited to announce a $5,000 Research Award opportunity for pediatric surgery research fellows working to accelerate NEC research. Pediatric surgery research fellows whose primary research aligns with…
Read MoreNEC Society Research Award at PAS
The NEC Society is excited to announce a $5,000 Research Award opportunity for early career faculty physicians (within 5 years of fellowship completion) whose primary research aligns with the NEC Research Priorities. This award will help to support promising NEC research…
Read MoreForever 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,…
Read MoreMatilda’s Story
Written by Matilda’s mom, Ashleigh Grant Matilda was born at 10:26am, Tuesday 9th of January, 2018. At just 33+1 weeks, Matilda was born alongside her identical twin sister, Charlotte. The Grant twins spent two nights in the NICU before being…
Read MoreHonoring Teddy
Written by Teddy’s mom, Haley Beaupre On October 16th, 2022 we were 27 weeks and 3 days into our first pregnancy— a little boy we knew we would call Teddy. Our pregnancy was normal until that morning when I was…
Read MoreNEC Society – FDA meeting on probiotics
The NEC Society is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing NEC research, education, and advocacy. Since our founder, Jennifer Canvasser, lost her son Micah to complications of NEC, the organization has been fortunate to receive funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes…
Read MoreRemembering Reed
Written by Reed’s mother, Diana Robinson I had always wanted four children, and after a bit of persuasion, my husband agreed we could try for another baby. We had never been able to get pregnant “the old-fashioned way” and were…
Read MoreHome for the Holidays
We are so grateful for the generosity of our community. Thanks to you, we’ve come so far, but we still have a long road ahead of us to build a world without NEC. Please consider supporting the NEC Society this holiday season. Every…
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