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Infant Bleeding Surged as Parents Rejected Vitamin K Shots, Studies Find
3 outlets · first reported by NYT Well 6d ago · latest 3d ago · 77 hours of coverage
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6d ago
Infant Bleeding Surged as Parents Rejected Vitamin K Shots, Studies FindOne study found a staggering 347 percent increase in cases as fewer babies received the shot, which helps blood clot.
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6d ago
Infant Bleeding Rises as Newborn Vitamin K Shots Have Fallen(MedPage Today) -- Newborns who missed routine vitamin K shots had higher bleeding risks and more than double the risk of intracranial hemorrhage, a nationwide study of over 5 million infants showed. Infants who did not receive prophylactic vitamin...
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3d agoStudies show infant bleeding rises as newborn vitamin K shots drop
The Skeptical Raptor, stalking pseudoscience in the internet jungle. Two new peer-reviewed studies show that as the number of newborn vitamin K shots has dropped in the USA, the risks of bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage, and bleeding-related death have increased in that group. Unfortunately, the…
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