A trend is emerging in US hospitals, where a growing number of newborns are being denied vital vitamin K shots by their parents, sparking alarm among medical professionals. Dr Tom Patterson, a ...
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Among more than 93,000 newborns, females were less likely to receive vitamin K prophylaxis and hepatitis B vaccination than males. The magnitude of the association was stronger for vitamin K, which ...
A trend is emerging in US hospitals, where a growing number of newborns are being denied vital vitamin K shots by their parents, sparking alarm among medical professionals. Dr Tom Patterson, a ...