Supporting designation of May 17, 2025, as "Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day".
The bill expresses support for the designation of May 17, 2025, as "Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day." It highlights the importance of raising awareness about necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe inflammatory condition affecting premature and medically fragile infants. The bill emphasizes the role of breast milk and pasteurized donor human milk in preventing NEC, noting that formula does not protect against the risk. It also underscores the high costs and severe outcomes associated with NEC, including lifelong complications for survivors.
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