Their efforts may be in vein. Medical experts have been strongly advising new parents to make sure their newborns receive a specific vitamin shot to prevent a potentially fatal condition characterized ...

Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B vaccine.

One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another ...

One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another ...

A small but growing number of parents in the US are declining the routine vitamin K injection for their newborns. Preliminary findings from a new review suggest that although the US refusal rate is ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Pediatricians at Valley Children's Healthcare are urging parents to understand the importance of the vitamin K shot given shortly after birth, saying it plays a critical role ...

When a baby is born, hospital staff move quickly through a standard checklist of newborn care: taking measurements, administering antibiotic eye ointment to prevent eye infections, and giving a small ...

This story originally appeared as an article on the Bloomberg School of Public Health website and was summarized in The Uptake, a weekly newsletter offering expert insights from the Bloomberg School ...