📣 Check out our FAQs on NEC and the NEC Society We've updated our Frequently Asked Questions at NECsociety.org to help families, clinicians, and our community quickly find answers to common questions about necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), the NEC Society, our resources, and more.

💛🩵May 2026 was our most impactful #NECawareness Month to date! Together, we raised more than $162,000 to advance necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) research, education, and advocacy🌟 YOU made this possible.

We are so grateful to @cincykidsneo.bsky.social for helping us build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), so no baby or family has to endure the devastation of this disease 💛🩵

Perinatal Institute & Division of Neonatology@cincykidsneo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

💛May is Necrotizing Enterocolitis #NECAwareness Month NEC is an intestinal disease that primarily affects premature & medically fragile babies. Our Perinatal Institute is researching causes to #preventNEC & support families. Join us in spreading awareness alongside the @necsociety.bsky.social

🌟 The NEC Society is honored to present Christopher Luschen, MD, with our Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award at the American Pediatric Surgical Association Annual Meeting 🌟

🩵💛 May 17 is #NECawareness Day, and we need YOU to help us build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) by supporting the NEC Society. 💔NEC is a leading cause of death for premature infants. Right now, there is no sure way to prevent or cure NEC.

The NEC Society is proud to participate in the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting and connect with pediatric researchers, clinicians, and medical educators worldwide to drive NEC research and collaboration to #preventNEC.

Thank you to Medela and Infant Bacterial Therapeutics for sponsoring the NEC Club @pasmeeting! If you plan to attend PAS in Boston, please RSVP for the NEC Club and Networking Session! pas-meeting.org/2026-meeting #preventNEC

Applications for the Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow Award are due by March 31, 2026! Apply here: necsociety.org/pediatric-su...

NEC Society@necsociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are supporting and nurturing the next generation of NEC scientists, and pediatric surgery research fellows dedicated to accelerating NEC research should apply for this award! Applications are due March 31, 2026. Apply at necsociety.org/pediatric-su...

Our Research Director, Erin, recently participated in the CPQCC 2026 Improvement Palooza & Cool Topics in Neonatology! These meetings brought together multidisciplinary neonatal experts to explore new developments in QI & modern newborn care, & how we can transform that knowledge into action.

🌟Shop to support #NECawareness! May is NEC Awareness Month, and May 17 is NEC Awareness Day. Get ready to raise #NECawareness and maximize your impact in your community with our t-shirts, hats, stickers, car magnets, and more!

We need more science and better, innovative strategies to #preventNEC — and the brilliant minds at Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign are hard at work💛

To build a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), we need to accelerate research, and we are so proud that the NEC Society is working tirelessly to support and propel science that is urgently needed to #preventNEC

Applications are open for our 2026 Early Career Faculty Research Award! We are proud to fund a $5,000 research award for an early-career physician-scientist whose work advances the NEC Research Priorities.

February 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Awareness Week❤️ Babies with certain medical conditions, such as congenital heart defects (CHD), are at increased risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), even when they are born full term.

💛 Mother’s own milk provides the most protection against necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). When mother’s own milk is not available, pasteurized donor human milk is the next best option.

Applications are open for our 2026 Early Career Faculty Research Award! We are proud to fund a $5,000 research award for an early-career physician-scientist whose work advances the NEC Research Priorities.

Apply for the Marshall Klaus Award on NEC Research by January 31, 2026, 11:59 PM CST! necsociety.org/marshall-kla...

Marshall Klaus Award: NEC Research - NEC Society

In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, we're thrilled to sponsor the Marshall Klaus Award for NEC Research —granting $5,000 to one neonatal fell...

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NEC Society@necsociety.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We are proud to sponsor the Marshall Klaus Award on NEC Research - and applications are now open to neonatal fellows!

Join us in wishing a Happy Birthday to Micah and Zachary Canvasser 🩵💛 Today, Micah’s twin, Zachary is go-karting and having fun with friends and family — Micah should be, too💔

We’re grateful to lead the NEC Club at the @pasmeeting.bsky.social! The NEC Club @pasmeeting.bsky.social  will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026, and focus on care after a diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and the urgent need to improve long-term outcomes.

We are building a world without NEC for all babies and families—it doesn't matter where they're from, what language they speak, or what they look like. All babies need to be protected from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

We are proud to sponsor the Marshall Klaus Award on NEC Research - and applications are now open to neonatal fellows!

We are proud to sponsor the Marshall Klaus Award on NEC Research - and applications are open to neonatal fellows! With the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, we’re thrilled to grant $5,000 to 1 neonatal fellow each year, bringing us closer to a world without NEC

🩵💛 Our 2025 Impact Report highlights the incredible progress this community has made possible. Together, we advanced research, education, and advocacy — bringing us one year closer to a world without NEC.

We are proud to sponsor the Marshall Klaus Award on NEC Research - and applications are now open to neonatal fellows!

Every December, we reflect on the impact we’ve had throughout the year — and today, we’re highlighting the educational resources we developed in partnership with the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC) NEC Focus Group to empower NICU families and families impacted by NEC.

Save the date, our first webinar of 2026 has officially been scheduled! This event is free and open to all, join our membership to register: stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🩵 Donations made to the NEC Society on #GivingTuesday will be matched, up to $10,000, by a pediatric surgeon who wishes to remain anonymous.

Let’s drive NEC research with the NEC Registry!🩵 The NEC Registry is a platform for patient-families to share their experiences with the disease.

Grateful to the UC Irvine team for an inspiring day at the SoCal Small Baby Consortium! Our founder/executive director, Jennifer Canvasser, presented on how to engage families in NICU care, optimize the use of breastmilk to help #preventNEC, and improve long-term outcomes. Join us: NECsociety.org

Check out the Executive Summary from #NECchicago! The NEC Symposium in Chicago was the world’s largest meeting dedicated to NEC. More than 250 clinicians, scientists, and patient-family leaders from around the globe came together to accelerate ways to treat and #preventNEC.