A study has shown declining rates of giving vitamin K shot, an essential injection, to newborns right after birth. India faces uneven vitamin K coverage, risking many babies from preventable bleeding.

Midwives warn more parents are saying no to the Vitamin K injection for newborns. A Netmums midwife explains the risks.

Many parents know vitamins are important for kids, but many may not know about one of the lesser-known vitamins – Vitamin K – and how vital it is for newborns. Vitamin K is an essential nutrient for ...

Babies aren't born with enough vitamin K, which the body needs for blood to clot. An injection at birth helps prevent severe ...

New research shows that an increasing number of newborns are not receiving a vitamin K injection designed to prevent excessive bleeding. The percentage of babies that did not receive a vitamin K shot ...

Newborn babies face a risk of brain bleeds due to low vitamin K. A simple injection prevents this. However, more parents are refusing the shot, influenced by misinformation. Experts warn this trend ...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – In east Alabama the death of a newborn and hospitalization of another is highlighting a dangerous trend among some parents declining vitamin K for their children at birth. Dr.

Newborn vitamin K injection refusal is increasingly common and is much higher for infants not born in hospitals. | Adobe.com As a hospital-based pediatrician in Utah, I have witnessed an increasing ...