Objective To explore the influencing factors and reasoning of parents who opt out of intramuscular vitamin K prophylaxis for their newborn.Miller, HayleighKerruish, NicolaBroadbent, Roland S.Barker, DavidWheeler, Benjamin J.Univ Otago Dunedin Sch Med Dunedin New ZealandJournal of medical ethics...
Methods Chart reviews were conducted at Nashville-area hospitals for 2011-2013 and Tennessee birthing centers for 2013 to identify parents who had refused injectable vitamin K for their infants. Contact information was obtained for parents, and they were surveyed regarding their reasons for refusing. ...
This information has resulted in the widespread use of vitamin K in the newborn, and obstetricians and midwives are often required to give advice to parents about this policy. Recently there has been some disquiet expressed over this use of vitamin K. Four years ago Golding and her colleagues...
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There is no overwhelming reason to discontinue this routine prophylactic injection for breastfed infants. Providing information about alternatives to allow informed parents to refuse would be reasonable. These parents may then decide to provide some gradual supplementation, or, for an entirely healthy ter...
Most infants born before 28 weeks’ gestation have low vitamin D levels at birth and a limited intake during the first month. Enteral vitamin D supplementation is inexpensive and widely used. The appropriate supplementation regimen for extremely preterm infants is controversial, and the effect of ...
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the nervous system caused by abnormal discharges from brain cells. Structural, infectious, metabolic, immunologic, and unknown causes can contribute to the development of seizures. In recent years, there has been increas
During pregnancy, very high doses of vitamin D are contraindicated because they can lead tohypercalcaemiain both the mother and thenewborn. For healthy women, the need for vitamin D does not increase in pregnancy. When the diet is balanced, there is no need for supplementation. However, ...
Interventions Patients were enrolled prior to discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit or newborn nursery and received open-label multivitamin until they were consuming 200 IU/d of cholecalciferol from formula or fortifier added to human milk, after which they received either 400 IU/d of ch...
If parents refuse vitamin K prophylaxis, document the discussion of the risks and benefits, along with the parents' refusal in the medical record of the infant. [26] Special considerations Many online sources have information that oppose vitamin K prophylaxis for newborn infants. Misinformation is...