NEC SocietyCategory: Raising Awareness
Learning to Live After Loss
Melissa Dlugolecki and Jennifer Canvasser share a love for running, healthy lifestyles, and green smoothies. But, unfortunately, that’s not what brought them together. Melissa and Jennifer each lost a child to necrotizing enterocolitis, and their children, Leyden and Micah, brought…
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9 Things You Need to Know About Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Written by Jennifer Canvasser, founder and 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…
Read MoreWorking Through Infertility, NEC, and Child Loss as an L&D Nurse
Written by Julie Cavellini, Labor & Delivery nurse and mother of Brooks and Carys Cossey After struggling with infertility for years, I was ecstatic to finally be pregnant with my son, Brooks. After three rounds of IVF, I was willing to do…
Read MoreMebane Family Honors Daughter Makenna with Generous Donation to NEC Society
Amena and Brandon Mebane welcomed their daughter Makenna to the world on November 12, 2018. Makenna was born at 35 weeks gestation with a genetic condition and heart defect. When Makenna was just eight days old, she developed necrotizing enterocolitis…
Read MoreI Gave My Baby Breast Milk. Why Did She Develop NEC?
Written by Dr. Steven McElroy, University of Iowa, and Dr. Misty Good, Washington University I Gave My Baby Breast Milk. Why Did She Develop NEC? As neonatologists who have dedicated their careers to understanding necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), this is a…
Read MoreNEC Society Welcomes Accomplished Attorney to Board of Directors
The NEC Society is honored to welcome Hayley Rohn, an accomplished estate planning attorney, to the organization’s Board of Directors. Hayley hails from Michigan and is an attorney at Hayley E. Rohn PLLC, an innovative virtual law firm. Hayley has…
Read MoreNEC Society Welcomes Distinguished Neonatologist to Advisory Council
The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society, a nonprofit dedicated to improving outcomes for babies at risk of NEC, is honored to welcome Dr. Camilia R. Martin to the NEC Society’s 12-seat Scientific Advisory Council. Dr. Martin is an Associate Professor of…
Read MoreFrom Three to One: Giving Birth to Triplets and Losing Two to NEC
Written by, Fannie, the mother of Keaton, Dorian and Aiden. I always wanted twins. I was 38 years old, and had just married the love of my life. I left my home and my whole life in France – my…
Read MoreNEC Society’s 2018 Top 10 Achievements
Throughout 2018, the NEC Society has been inspired and energized by the families, clinicians and researchers who are committed to improving outcomes and preventing necrotizing enterocolitis. With support from our generous community, here are our proudest accomplishments for 2018: 1….
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