#newborn-health

#newborn-health

According to new research published today in JAMA, the rate of vitamin K shot refusals has risen nearly 80 percent in the U.S. between 2017 and 2024. The study, which examined medical records from more than five million births during that time period, found that the proportion of newborns who did not receive the injection climbed from 2.92 percent to 5.18 percent.

On July 31, a frantic 911 call brought Sixth Precinct Police Officers Kyle Radecki and Jared Gresh to a home where a newborn had just been delivered and was not breathing.