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HERBERT GOLDMAN, MD
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Am J Dis Child. 1980;134(2):207.

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Sir.—I read with interest the article "Epidemic Occurrence of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis," by Guinan et al (JOURNAL 133:594-597, 1979). The observation that almost all infants (38 of 39) were fed prior to the onset of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is in agreement with other studies.^1-5 In one retrospective, case-control study similar in design to that of Guinan et al, 54 of 54 infants were fed prior to NEC onset, whereas only 63% of 98 matched controls (P <.001) were fed at a comparable time.² These findings strongly suggest an etiologic relationship between feeding and NEC. Guinan et al do not tell us how many of their controls were fed, and this would be a statistic of some interest.

In an unpublished survey carried out in the early 1960s of feeding practices in six premature nurseries in the metropolitan New York City area, I found that slow, gradual feeding . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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