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Babies are bleeding to death as parents reject a vitamin shot given at birth
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They entered the world the way babies should, with piercing cries announcing their arrival. They passed their newborn screening tests. Some made it to their 2-week wellness visits without concern.
Then, without warning, their systems began to shut down. A 7-week-old boy in Maryland developed sudden seizures. An 11-pound girl in Alabama stopped breathing for 20 seconds at a time. A baby boy in Kentucky vomited before becoming lethargic. A brown-haired girl in Texas, not yet 2 weeks old, bled around her belly button.
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A report has highlighted the dangers of not giving Vitamin K shots to newborn babies, claiming that babies are bleeding to death. It states that there has been a rise in the number of parents refusing to give the injection to their babies, complicating the problem.
A report has highlighted that the reluctance to give Vitamin K shots has led to an alarming rise in newborns bleeding to death. According to ProPublica, weeks-old babies are experiencing seizures and breathing problems before succumbing, something that could have been prevented by following a recommendation. The deaths are being caused by vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), a rare but potentially fatal condition. Doctors say that babies lack Vitamin K at birth, limiting the amount of clotting factors. It is not passed on from the mother to the foetus, as the placenta and breast milk contain little of this vitamin. They do not start getting it until they start solid foods at 6 months. According to the report, the problem can be averted if parents agree to give the vitamin shots to babies after birth.
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Correction
A story which appeared in the May 1st issue of this paper “Former Jericho PTA Treasurer Arrested for Grand Larceny” contained a substantial error. The subject of the story was affiliated with a PTA from Jericho Elementary in Centereach, within the Middle Country Central School District—not the Jericho School District.
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