ST. LOUIS — Maternity care providers nationwide are on high alert for life-threatening vitamin K deficiencies in newborns, at the same time they are seeing more parents refusing a routine preventive ...

A March 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) features a 2018 clip from the Alex Jones Show questioning an injection commonly given to newborn babies. “What's in the vitamin k shot they give ...

Over the last two years, Stony Brook Children's Hospital has had to hospitalize at least five children who had not received ...

There is a disturbing new trend being observed in local delivery rooms that is fueled by misinformation — the consequences of which can be catastrophic. Please share the following information with any ...

Pediatric hospitalist Jaspreet Loyal recently cared for a newborn who developed bleeding inside their skull after a home birth. The baby was admitted to the intensive care unit and required a ...

Newborn babies face a risk of brain bleeds due to low vitamin K. A simple injection prevents this. However, more parents are refusing the shot, influenced by misinformation. Experts warn this trend ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (STLMoms) – It’s a shot most newborns get ...

Some Alberta doctors say they're seeing a recent and concerning trend of new parents either questioning or refusing vitamin K injections, which have been given to newborns as standard practice for ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Since 1961, it’s been standard practice for American newborns to receive an injection ...

Aim for a balanced diet with a variety of foods in order to get enough vitamin E and vitamin K. While sun protection is good, ...

Dr. Karyn Kassis is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. What ...