Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Gastrointestinal Morbidity in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants
Babies from more disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to develop NEC. This is even more pronounced in Black infants. Further investigation could lead to a more tailored feeding protocol to promote health equity.
Authors
- James E. Slaven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-3821)
- Jason Z. Niehaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-3105)
- Seethal A. Jacob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-6102)
- Katie A. Huff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8646-8402)
- Stanley G. Shaffer
Institutions
- Riley Hospital for Children (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86856
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00