Effect of Human Milk on Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Background: necrotizing enterocolitis is one of the most common gastrointestinalemergencies in the neonatal period. breastfeeding can prevent the dangerous problemscaused by premature infant. human milk is an essential element for the growth of thenewborn because it is a rich source of minerals, vitamins and nutrients and factors necessaryfor the growth of tissues and organs of the newborn.methods: in this review study, using keywords such as enterocolitis, necrosis, neonatal,breastfeeding, gastrointestinal search in reputable scientific databases in google scholar,pubmed, sciencedirect, web of science, ovid medline, who website, articles, thedissertations were published during the years 2000 to 2022 and finally 20 sources wereselected and reviewed, interpreted and analyzed.results: breastfeeding seems to be very important for the health of infants, because it is amethod of nutrition that naturally promotes the health of infants and their mothers in variousways. nec is one of the most important diseases of premature infants that will be improvedby proper nutrition of infants and will prevent and control its occurrence and severity.conclusion: breastfeeding can prevent many diseases, the most important of which isnecrotic enterocolitis in childhood.