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Healthy Living: NEC Prevention

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Most moms have heard the saying that breast milk is best, but for premature infants it just might be a lifesaver.

Breast milk is proving to be a powerful weapon against the most common intestinal disease that threatens the lives of these fragile infants.

In Healthy Living, we learn why the sooner breast milk is started the better.

Dr. Feinberg says commercial infant formula is to be avoided when feeding fragile, premature infants.

If a mom doesn’t produce enough breast milk to feed her premature baby, it is supplemented with donor breast milk from approved volunteer donors.

 

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