A shot of vitamin K has been given to infants at birth in the US since the 1960s. More parents are turning it down, found a ...
A national study found vitamin K refusal rates increased 77% from 2017 to 2024, raising concerns among medical professionals Doctors are expressing concerns that more babies are suffering ...
They entered the world the way babies should, with piercing cries announcing their arrival. They passed their newborn screening tests. Some made it to their 2-week wellness visits without concern.
An increase in newborn deaths is being linked to parents refusing a vitamin K injection at birth. The vitamin K shot, which helps blood to clot, is not a vaccine but is often conflated with the ...
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive its biggest stories as soon as they’re published. They entered the world ...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. They entered the world the way babies should, with piercing cries announcing their arrival. They passed their newborn screening tests. Some made it ...
Doctors at Missouri and Kansas birthing hospitals have noticed an uptick in families turning down an inexpensive vitamin K shot, driven by unfounded fears of vaccines. But babies who don't get the ...