Rates of newborn vitamin K shot refusal remain low but appear to be increasing, raising concerns about misinformation and the need for stronger prenatal counseling.

A March 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) features a 2018 clip from the Alex Jones Show questioning an injection commonly given to newborn babies. “What's in the vitamin k shot they give ...

Some Alberta doctors say they're seeing a recent and concerning trend of new parents either questioning or refusing vitamin K injections, which have been given to newborns as standard practice for ...

For more than 60 years, doctors have recommended that babies receive a vitamin K shot at birth to protect them from severe bleeding in early life. These recommendations have significantly reduced ...

To prevent this bleeding, a vitamin K injection has been recommended for newborns in the U.S. since the early 1960s. It's given as a single, intramuscular shot soon after birth. "Vitamin K is a ...