VITAMIN K REFUSAL

Doctors notice growing trends where fresh parents skip trusted newborn routines. Vitamin K shots protect babies from serious bleeding problems but some families now say no. In one state hospital, half the newborns one day didn’t get the shot at all. A recent nationwide study found refusals nearly do

In Minnesota, some healthcare providers are noticing an increase in parents refusing the first dose of vitamin K for their newborns. But, until recently, the exact rate and the types of parents who refuse have been unknown. A recent study aimed to shed light on this trend by examining data from 2015