The newborn vitamin K shot: What every parent needs to know

When a baby is born, hospital staff move quickly through a standard checklist of newborn care: taking measurements, ...

Alarming Number of Babies Are Bleeding to Death as More Parents Refuse Vitamin K Shots at Birth

The risk of developing severe bleeding is 81 times higher for babies who don't get the shot, according to the CDC ...

Doctor on important of Vitamin K shots for newborns

Doctors are reporting an increase in the number of parents refusing Vitamin K shots for their newborns. They say it's putting ...

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Vaccine for expectant mothers means fewer RSV hospitalizations for babies, study shows

RSV is the most common reason why babies end up in the hospital in the first year of their life. The virus can cause serious breathing issues. Now the largest real-world study to date finds that an ...