Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a disease that attacks the intestinal tracts in preterm infants, causes damage or destroys the intestines and requires surgery to repair or remove them. About 15-17% of all preemies fed formula get this devastating and deadly disease compared to only less than 1.5% of preemies fed human milk.
You may be asking, “In English please?”
Human milk is proven to be vitally important for premature or sick babies. The nutrients in breastmilk will protect a baby’s intestines and prevent infection while providing the ideal nutrition that these critically ill infants thrive on.
Human milk is dispensed by prescription only, and is given to the highest priority recipients. Common reasons for prescribing donor milk include preterm birth, failure to thrive, allergies, immunologic deficiencies, post-operative nutrition and infectious diseases.
Human milk contains immunologic factors and growth hormones that help ALL babies develop and contain antibodies to fight disease and infection.