US infant bleeding episodes jump as vitamin K refusals rise, two studies find

Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHICAGO — Rates of life-threatening bleeding in U.S. infants have risen sharply since 2017 as parents increasingly refuse protective newborn doses of vitamin K, a trend that coincides with a growing wave of mistrust toward vaccines and other newborn interventions, two studies published on Thursday found. kAm%96 DEF5:6D 2C6 E96 7:CDE E@ D9@H E92E 3=665:?8 C2E6D :? &]$] :?72?ED 92G6 :?4C62D65 2=@?8 H:E9 C:D:?8 C67FD2=D @7 G:E2>:? z D9@ED]k^Am kAmq23:6D 2C6 ?@E 3@C? H:E9 6?@F89 G:E2>:? z[ 2? 6DD6?E:2= ?FEC:6?E E92E 96=AD 3=@@5 4=@E[ 2?5 G:E2>:? z :?;64E:@?D 2E 3:CE9 92G6 366? 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