Infants Are Bleeding to Death After Parents Shun Routine Vitamin K Shots

More babies across the US are facing bleeds as parents refuse shot, report says

National data shows the rate of infants not receiving the shot at birth reached 5 percent in 2024. This figure represents a 77 percent increase in refusals since 2017

Infants are bleeding to death after parents shun routine vitamin K shots

Hospitals report more parents are declining vitamin K shots for their newborns.

Babies are bleeding to death as droves of anti-vaxxers shun simple shot

They entered the world the way babies should, with piercing cries announcing their arrival. They passed their newborn screening tests. Some made it to their 2-week wellness visits without concern.Then, without warning, their systems began to shut down. A 7-week-old boy in Maryland developed sudden s...

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

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Vitamin K Refusals Put Newborns at Deadly Risk: A ProPublica investigation reports that growing numbers of U.S. parents are declining the routine vitamin K shot given to newborns, exposing infants to a rare but often catastrophic bleeding disorder. Vitamin K deficiency bleeding can cause seizures, brain bleeds, organ failure, and death, yet it is largely preventable with a single inexpensive injection at birth. Doctors say misinformation, post-p…