US Studies Link Declining Vitamin K Shots to Surge in Infant Bleeding

USA Today • 10 Նոյ 22:15

Two peer-reviewed studies published on Nov. 5 report a decline in newborn vitamin K uptake and a concurrent rise in bleeding incidents, prompting health officials to call for better tracking.

CNN • 10 Նոյ 10:00

An 11-day-old baby in New Braunfels died from vitamin K deficiency bleeding after emergency staff used multiple measures before administering a vitamin K injection, a case that led to a medical board finding of substandard care.

AOL.com • 9 Նոյ 18:33

A study of 11 million U.S. infants shows that declining vitamin K vaccination rates correspond with a 347% increase in vitamin-K-deficiency bleeding between 2017 and 2025.

ProPublica • 8 Նոյ 10:00

An 11-day-old baby in New Braunfels died from vitamin K deficiency bleeding after her parents declined the standard vitamin K injection and the emergency department lacked the shot.

Newser • 6 Նոյ 16:05

Studies of more than 16 million U.S. infants show that refusal of the vitamin K injection at birth rose to about 7% by 2025 and was associated with a more than two-fold increase in brain hemorrhages during the first six months of life.

NBC News • 6 Նոյ 08:46

Two recent studies link a sharp rise in life-threatening bleeding among U.S. infants to growing refusals of the standard newborn vitamin K injection.

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos • 5 Նոյ 16:27

Research published in JAMA shows the proportion of infants not receiving the recommended vitamin K injection at birth increased from 3.1% in 2017 to 6.8% in 2025, and those infants faced a substantially higher risk of bleeding and death.