Premature Infants Fed Formula More Susceptible to Serious Adverse Health Events, CDC Study Warns
Researchers warn of increased health risks for low birth weight and premature infants fed formula like Similac or Enfamil, instead of human milk.
Researchers warn of increased health risks for low birth weight and premature infants fed formula like Similac or Enfamil, instead of human milk.
Abbott and Mead Johnson put preemies at risk of long-term NEC complications without warning parents or healthcare providers about the risks of cow's milk based formula, according to the lawsuit.
A group of 12 baby formula NEC lawsuits will be selected for bellwether discovery, which will later be reduced down to four cases that will go before juries for the first federal trials.
Infants with NEC face stomach tubes, frequent blood draws, feeding interruptions, and permanent disabilities and medical problems.
There is no need to feed infant formula to babies if they can be fed human milk instead, according to pediatricians
Complications led to one of the twins dying at less than a month old, according to the NEC lawsuit
Plaintiffs will soon be allowed to directly file new NEC lawsuits directly to the Northern District of Illinois, regardless of their actual home state.
Makers of Similac and Enfamil face a lawsuit alleging a premature infant NEC diagnosis was caused by the formula products
Parents of a preterm infant who died of NEC have filed an Enfamil lawsuit claiming Mead Johnson has provided misleading information about the safety of its baby formula products.
Benefits of Breastfeeding include increased child intelligence, displayed through verbal skills and knowledge of spatial relationships