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That's Pediatrics: Breast Milk Antibodies and the Prevention of Necrotizing Enteritis in Premature Infants with Timothy Hand, MD

Author
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Published
Tue 27 May 2025
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Dr. Timothy Hand, associate professor of pediatrics and immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, discusses his research into the vertical transmission of immunity from mothers to their infants through breast milk and the importance of maternal antibodies in preventing necrotizing enteritis in preemies.

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