Formula-fed preemies at higher risk for dangerous GI condition than babies who get donor milk
Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 05:00
in Health & Medicine
Extremely premature babies fed human donor milk are less likely to develop the dangerous intestinal condition necrotizing enterocolitis(NEC) than babies fed a standard premature infant formula derived from cow's milk, according to research by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and elsewhere.
