Vitamin K for Babies

Vitamin K helps the blood to clot and prevents serious bleeding. In newborns, Vitamin K injections can prevent a now rare, but potentially fatal, bleeding disorder called Haemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (HDN).

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:	Vitamin K
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Vitamin K is needed by humans to cause blood to clot. Without vitamin K small cuts can go on bleeding for a long time, small injuries can cause a lot of bruising, and bleeding can occur in many parts of the body.
Date:	Oct 2011

Title:	Vitamin K at birth
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Giving newborn babies Vitamin K at birth can prevent a rare bleeding problem called Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding, or VKDB.
Date:	Oct 2011

Title:	Vitamin K and newborn babies
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting. Babies are born with very small amounts of vitamin K in their bodies. This means they are at risk of haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN). As a preventive measure, babies are routinely given vitamin K injections at birth.
Date:	Jun 2011

Title:	Vitamin K prior to preterm birth for preventing neonatal periventricular haemorrhage
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Vitamin K given to women before a very preterm birth does not decrease the risk of bleeding in the brain and associated neurological injury in babies born very preterm. Babies born very early (before 34 weeks) are at risk of bleeding in the brain (periv...
Date:	Feb 2011

Title:	Joint statement and recommendations on vitamin K administration to newborn infants to prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infancy
Publisher:	National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:	The National Health and Medical Research Council has issued new guidelines following Roche Australia's decision to alter the vitamin K preparation Konakion to a new formulation called Konakion MM Paediatric. The new product is manufactured in a different concentration and is dissolved in more natural fluid that assists absorption.
Date:	Oct 2010

Title:	Vitamin K for newborn babies: information for parents
Publisher:	National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:	This document provides straight forward information and advice on the importance of all newborn babies to receiving vitamin K. It outlines the options for the route of administration of vitamin K and advises whom parents should contact if they require additional information and guidance.
Date:	Jan 2010

Title:	Injections for newborn babies - why they're important
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	A guide to two injections given to newborn babies in hospital. These are an injection of vitamin K to help prevent a serious disorder called Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding, and an injection to immunise the baby against hepatitis B.
Date:	Jun 2002

Title:	Prophylactic vitamin K for vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Vitamin K injection can prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn. Vitamin K helps the blood to clot but the body's capacity to store it is very low. Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN) is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin K in newborns and result...
Date:	Aug 2000

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