Parents' refusal of vitamin K shots for newborns could be deadly

A new investigation from ProPublica has people once again talking about vitamin K shots for newborns. Here's what to know.

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket: What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died of Vitamin K Deficiency

Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their ...
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A life-saving vitamin for babies is getting swept up in vaccine backlash

(Bloomberg) -- The 2-month-old baby arrived at the hospital with the type of bleeding in and around his brain that was so unusual Miami neurosurgeon Heather McCrea had only read about it in textbooks.
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Alarming Number of Babies Are Bleeding to Death as More Parents Refuse Vitamin K Shots at Birth

The risk of developing severe bleeding is 81 times higher for babies who don't get the shot, according to the CDC Vanessa ...

Babies are bleeding to death internally from a preventable condition — a troubling trend is to blame

Doctors across the country are seeing an alarming rise in newborns bleeding to death — and a concerning trend by parents is ...
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Facts on the vitamin K shot for newborns

Babies are born with low levels of vitamin K, which helps blood clot, and little is transferred from the mother through breastmilk. Without additional vitamin K, newborns are at risk of potentially ...