Newborn babies are at risk of bleeding as a result of vitamin K deficiency. Vitamin K supplements given at birth reduce this risk but it is not clear which preparation should be used. Until the early 1990s, it was standard practice to give vitamin K as a single intramuscular injection at ...
Before having a baby, most parents don’t give much thought to the vitamin K injection (shot) for their newborn. It’s just not something that is talked about during prenatal checkups, even though babies have been routinely given this important shot at birth since the practice was first rec...
Vitamin K was introduced because babies who developed haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN) invariabbly died. I have read that in Australia, when oral vit K was introduced the no. of babies who developed bleeding problems increased so the policy was changed back to the injection. The inje...
The researchers' study of the medical records of 3,575 babies born in Dunedin in 2010 and 2011 found that of those 3% of parents who declined vitamin K for their babies, 17% went on to turn down all early childhood immunisations. These immunisations are scheduled for 6 weeks, 3 months, ...
The incidence of vitamin K deficiency bleeding among babies not given vitamin K supplements at birth is likely to be higher than 9 per 100000. This figure was based on the results of a study in babies selected for being at minimal risk of bleeding. Cite...
Many newborn babies are given a vitamin K injection, to prevent a rare but serious condition of excessive bleeding. This is because babies are born with low levels of vitamin K. There is evidence for other benefits of vitamin K, including promoting bone andheart health. However, further resea...
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Vitamin K3 should be doses very cautiously during the period of childbirth and for newborn babies, because overdosage can cause kernicterus in infants. AVAILABILITY: 100 ampoules of 1ml. STORAGE: Store in a cool & dry place in well-closed containers. Protect from light. Keep all the ...
This resurgence may have been related to both a decline in routine vitamin K prophylaxis and the promotion of exclusive breast-feeding. In recent years, many countries have reemphasized the need to give all babies extra vitamin K as a public health measure. Often, this was given as a ...
Slattery argues for a randomised trial which should be large enough to measure the risk of rare outcomes with vitamin K. References Top of page References 1 Sutherland JM, Glueck HI, Gleser G. Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn: breastfeeding as a necessary factor in the pathogenesis. Am J ...