Illinois SR 696: NEC AWARENESS MONTH/DAY

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SR0696LRB104 21181 ECR 35616 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most 

3common cause of death in hospitalized, premature infants after 

4two weeks of age; and

5 WHEREAS, Babies born prematurely or with a medical 

6complication, including congenital heart disease, are most at 

7risk of NEC; and

8 WHEREAS, Thousands of babies develop NEC each year and 

9hundreds of babies die from this complex intestinal condition; 

10and

11 WHEREAS, NEC causes a severe inflammatory process that can 

12lead to intestinal tissue damage and death, and once NEC is 

13diagnosed, many babies only live for a few hours or days; and

14 WHEREAS, Surgery for NEC is not curative, and babies who 

15survive often have lifelong neurological and nutritional 

16complications; and

17 WHEREAS, NEC results in approximately $5,000,000,000 in 

18hospitalization expenses each year and roughly 19% of neonatal 

19healthcare expenditures in the United States, with an 

20estimated cost of $200,000 or more for each case of surgical 

SR0696- 2 -LRB104 21181 ECR 35616 r

1NEC; and

2 WHEREAS, Breast milk is one of the most effective ways to 

3help prevent NEC in medically fragile infants, and when the 

4mother's milk is unavailable, pasteurized human donor milk is 

5the next safest option for babies at risk of NEC; and

6 WHEREAS, Formula does not protect against the risk of NEC 

7in medically fragile infants, and infants at risk of NEC 

8receive the most protection from their mother's own milk and 

9pasteurized human donor milk; and

10 WHEREAS, Although the risk of NEC cannot be fully 

11eliminated and there are not yet certain ways to stop or cure 

12NEC, preventative measures are effective at reducing the risk