To protect newborns, doctors recommend a single shot of vitamin K following birth. It’s not a vaccine, simply a vitamin supplement. For the new study, researchers analyzed data from 25 prior studies ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Our findings point to an urgent need for health care professionals to provide prenatal counseling to parents," said Dr. Semidey.

Researchers report increasing parental refusal of vitamin K injections at birth. Babies without the shot were 81 times more ...

For more than 60 years, doctors have recommended that babies receive a vitamin K shot at birth to protect them from severe bleeding in early life. These recommendations have significantly reduced ...

A new review reveals a concerning rise in parents refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, increasing the risk of ...

To prevent this bleeding, a vitamin K injection has been recommended for newborns in the U.S. since the early 1960s. It's given as a single, intramuscular shot soon after birth. "Vitamin K is a ...