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preventable-deaths
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winnipegfreepress.comworld22 days agoDeveloping
Newborns Face Increased Risk of Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding as Parents Decline Shots
Newborns who do not receive a vitamin K shot at birth are 81 times more likely to develop vitamin K deficiency bleeding, a condition that can cause brain hemorrhaging, seizures and death. Between 2017 and 2024, nearly 200,000 newborns did not receive the injection, a 77 percent i…