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The NEC Society will be at the Preemie Parent Alliance Summit this weekend!
We are ready and excited to get to know all the other amazing organizations working on behalf of preemies and their families! Watch this space for updates as the weekend goes on. Learn more about the Summit here.
Read MoreThe NEC Society’s Vision: Together We Can Create a World Without NEC
The NEC Society is a non-profit, 501c3 organization dedicated to reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) by bringing together NEC families, researchers, and clinicians, with community stakeholders, legislators, as well as other individuals and businesses, concerned about premature and medically fragile babies. Behind the NEC Society are…
Read More10 Things All NICU Parents Need to Know
No one plans to become a parent of a fragile infant. When a baby is born prematurely, most parents are woefully unprepared for the journey through the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Infants in the NICU are often so fragile…
Read MoreWhen Mother’s Milk Was All I Had to Give
I’ve been exclusively pumping for over two years. Neither of my twins could nurse at birth because they were born at 27 weeks gestation. I managed to establish a milk supply for twins by relying solely on a breast pump….
Read MoreNEC Society and Best for Babes launches 1st Nationwide Miracle Milk™ Mother’s Day Stroll to Save Lives
The NEC Society and Best for Babes® Foundation announces another first for healthier moms and babies — the 1st Nationwide Miracle Milk™ Mother’s Day Stroll . On Saturday May 10, 2014, thousands of parents, friends, family and community members, will…
Read MoreNecrotizing enterocolitis: a devastating digestive disease of premature babies
A friend of a friend of a friend introduced the NEC Society to a compassionate, committed neonatologist, Dr. Jessica Madden, based in Green Bay, WI. Throughout her career, Dr. Madden has witnessed NEC harm too many infants. As a neonatologist…
Read More10 Incredible Gifts for NICU Families
Ideas to support families while they are in the NICU, from parents who have been there.
Read MoreNecrotizing enterocolitis killed my baby and claims the life of another baby every day. We’re coming together to prevent this deadly neonatal disease.
The first time I heard, “necrotizing enterocolitis” (NEC), my son Micah was critically ill. I tried desperately to keep myself together and listen as his healthcare team explained this deadly disease. But, all I could focus on was Micah. In…
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