Newborn infants routinely receive a vitamin K shot after birth in order to prevent (or slow) a rare problem of bleeding into the brain weeks after birth. Vitamin K promotes blood clotting. The fetus has low levels of vitamin K as well as other factors needed in clotting. The body maintain...
The AAP maintains that a vitamin K shot must be given to all newborns because a very small percentage (0.25-1.7%) of them are born with a serious bleeding disorder known as Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) that could cause a brain hemorrhage.2 But the big thing about manufactured...
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that vitamin K1 be given to the newborn. A single intramuscular dose of Vitamin K1 Injection 0.5 to 1 mg within one hour of birth is recommended. Treatment of Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn Empiric administration of vitamin K1 should not replace...
Intrauterine hypervitaminosis A and lung maturation in newborn ratsdoi:10.4314/ijbcs.v6i6.2Olugbenga AyannugaShotunde Oluwadamilola Faith
These studies generally agree that anticoagulants impact cognition, with vitamin K as a possible mechanism. Given that VK2 also plays a role in coagulation, these studies are relevant to the effects of both VK1 and VK2 on brain health. One large cohort study treated subjects with VKAs and ...
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