US refusal rate of newborn vitamin K shot accelerates
S. refusing the standard vitamin K shot for infants at birth has accelerated sharply this year, increasing exposure to life-threatening bleeding episodes.
By Julie SteenhuysenThe percentage of parents and caregivers in the United States refusing a standard vitamin K shot for infants at birth has accelerated sharply this year, an exclusive data analysis for Reuters found, putting more newborns at risk of life-threatening bleeding episodes.The data con…