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US refusals of crucial newborn vitamin spike, raising risk of dangerous bleeding

US refusals of crucial newborn vitamin spike, raising risk of dangerous bleeding
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The percentage of parents and caregivers refusing a standard vitamin K shot for infants at birth has accelerated sharply this year, putting more newborns at risk of life-threatening bleeding episodes.

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