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Nov 5, 2026

Infant vitamin K refusal linked to doubled risk of brain bleeds and death

A study published in JAMA found babies who did not receive a vitamin K shot at birth were more than twice as likely to experience intracranial bleeding and death, as parental refusal of the routine injection rises.

Nov 5, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪Among U.S. infants who developed vitamin K deficiency bleeding between 2017 and 2025, 80.8% had not received a prophylactic birth vitamin K shot
  • ▪The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended routine prophylactic vitamin K shots for newborns since 1961, typically administered within six hours of birth
  • ▪Newborns who did not receive a birth vitamin K shot faced more than double the risk of intracranial hemorrhage compared to infants who received the shot

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Vaccines and Immunization PolicyPublic healthPrenatal care & screeningChild healthPreventive medicineChild mortalityHematologyClinical guidelines

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