Pediatricians Issue New Guidelines for Premature Infant Care
The more prematurely born the infant is, the higher the risk for NEC injuries and other complications, pediatricians warn.
The more prematurely born the infant is, the higher the risk for NEC injuries and other complications, pediatricians warn.
Not only did Abbott ignore safety warnings, but aggressively marketed unsafe infant formula products to new parents for years, the investor class action lawsuits claim.
The lawsuit indicates the child died a day after being diagnosed with NEC, due to feeding the premature baby Similac cow's milk-based infant formula products.
Abbott Laboratories accused of engaging in misleading marketing for Similac Human Milk Fortifier, without disclosing the risk that the cow's milk-based formila may cause necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
Researchers have seen a corresponding decrease in cases of NEC in hospitals which give probiotics to preterm infants, but no reduction in deaths or cases of sepsis.
Abbott Laboratories claimed plaintiffs in the Similac class action lawsuits did not have standing to bring claims of economic loss over the contaminated infant formula products.
Researchers call for guidelines making human milk or human milk-based infant formula the standard of care for very low birth weight newborns, to lower NEC risks
The move to add cronobacter to a national disease watch list was sparked by last year's Similac recall, which was linked to at least two infant deaths.
The protocols are designed to help the parties select and prepare the first baby formula NEC lawsuits for trial.
Some hormones present in breast milk and not infant formula can increase the maturation of a preterm infants' intestines, providing additional protection against necrotizing enterocolitis.