HealthDay News — The proportion of newborns not receiving intramuscular vitamin K increased from 2017 to 2024, according to a research letter published online Dec. 8 in the Journal of the American ...

Prophylactic intramuscular vitamin K administration in newborns decreased from 2017 to 2024, according to a recent research ...

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Courtesy Getty Images Learn about the benefits and risks of a vitamin K injection for infants, which is common in cases at risk of HDFN. Babies are typically born with low levels of vitamin K as it ...