In a randomized study of 300 infants, the effect of 1 mg of peroral vitamin K given at birth was
compared to the same dose given as an intramuscular injection. The combined activity of …

With shorter postnatal hospital stays, concern has arisen that many infants may be
discharged prior to completion of the transition to extrauterine life, a time of dynamic …

We identified high rates of intrapartum and neonatal mortality among children born in a
traditional indigenous comm. unity in rural Guatemala. To examine the potential association …

Late hemorrhagic disease of newborns classically presents with intracranial hemorrhage in
breast-fed infants who have not received vitamin K prophylaxis. We report a fatal case of …

A prospective study was performed in Okazaki, Japan, to attempt to establish a more
effective system of prophylaxis for vitamin K deficiency in infancy (VKDI). During the first …

Certified nurse-midwives, whose responsibility includes care of the newborn in the first days
of life, should be well versed in the commonly used pharmaceutical preparations in the …