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Premature Infants (Born Before 37 Weeks) Fed Cow’s Milk–Based Formulas Can Potentially Develop Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Those families impacted may be eligible if they were:
- Born prematurely (before 37 weeks);
- Given Similac® or Enfamil® in hospital;
- Diagnosed with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC);
- Forced to feed through a gastrostomy tube (g-tube, aka peg tube); and,
- Affected with serious complications that may include surgeries to repair intestinal perforations, short bowel syndrome (SBS), brain damage, and more
We Urge Necrotizing Enterocolitis (Nec) Victims And Their Families To Request A Free, No-Obligation Case Evaluation
The families of premature babies (born BEFORE 37 weeks) who are victims of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after taking cow’s milk-based formula or fortifier deserve justice.
What necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is and the complications that it may cause?
National studies demonstrated how the potential for developing Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants (before 37 weeks) increases with cow’s milk-based infant formula while decreasing with breast milk.
A US District Court heard and decided on a complaint in 2011 of serious allegations that Abbott Laboratories® and Mead Johnson & Company, LLC® were directly responsible for a premature infant (before 37 weeks) dying from Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC).
The baby passed after just 16 days in intensive care because the manufacturer opted not to warn parents of the potential for a Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) diagnosis.
Premature babies (born BEFORE 37 weeks) with Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) may exhibit the following symptoms or complications:
- Trouble feeding
- A swollen, red, or tender stomach
- Food staying in the stomach and not digesting
- Abnormal constipation
- Diarrhea and/or dark, bloody stools
- A low body temperature
- Green vomit that contains excess bile
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal disease that affects premature infants (born BEFORE 37 weeks) who are fed cow’s milk-based formulas such as Similac® or Enfamil®.
NEC involves infection and inflammation that causes damage and the death of cells in some or all of the intestine leading to surgeries to repair intestinal perforations, short bowel syndrome (SBS), brain damage, and more.
Those who qualify may request a free, private case evaluation by a personal injury attorney!
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We Urge Necrotizing Enterocolitis (Nec) Victims And Their Families To Request A Free, No-Obligation Case Evaluation
The families of premature babies (born BEFORE 37 weeks) who are victims of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after taking cow’s milk-based formula or fortifier deserve justice.
What necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is and the complications that it may cause?
National studies demonstrated how the potential for developing Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants (before 37 weeks) increases with cow’s milk-based infant formula while decreasing with breast milk.
A US District Court heard and decided on a complaint in 2011 of serious allegations that Abbott Laboratories® and Mead Johnson & Company, LLC® were directly responsible for a premature infant (before 37 weeks) dying from Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC).
The baby passed after just 16 days in intensive care because the manufacturer opted not to warn parents of the potential for a Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) diagnosis.
Premature babies (born BEFORE 37 weeks) with Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) may exhibit the following symptoms or complications:
- Trouble feeding
- A swollen, red, or tender stomach
- Food staying in the stomach and not digesting
- Abnormal constipation
- Diarrhea and/or dark, bloody stools
- A low body temperature
- Green vomit that contains excess bile
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal disease that affects premature infants (born BEFORE 37 weeks) who are fed cow’s milk-based formulas such as Similac® or Enfamil®.
NEC involves infection and inflammation that causes damage and the death of cells in some or all of the intestine leading to surgeries to repair intestinal perforations, short bowel syndrome (SBS), brain damage, and more.
Those who qualify may request a free, private case evaluation by a personal injury attorney!
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