Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2634555 Nursing for Women's Health 2015 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

Prophylactic treatment of newborns with intramuscular vitamin K has been the standard of care for many years in the United States. However, instances of parental refusal of routine prophylaxis are currently on the rise. Refusal of routine prophylaxis can have serious long‐term neurodevelopmental consequences for some newborns, who may subsequently develop vitamin K deficiency‐associated hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN).

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