Tag: Intracranial hemorrhage

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) can lead to serious health issues in infants, and the most severe outcome is intracranial hemorrhage. This is the most common and dangerous problem for infants who don't receive a vitamin K shot at birth.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended a routine vitamin K injection for all newborns since 1961 to prevent life-threatening bleeding. Despite decades of evidence and near-universal medical consensus, a small but growing number of parents still choose to decline vitamin K for their infants. This decision, often rooted in personal beliefs or misinformation, carries significant health risks that are crucial to understand.