«Vitamin K shots, which help blood clot, r 1 of 3 key interventions 4 #newborns, along w/ an #antibiotic eye ointment & the #HepatitisB #vaccine
The gov doesn’t track vitamin K rejections, but hospitals have seen a rise in parents opting out of the shots for their newborns, often driven by unfounded fears.
Hundreds of children die each year from #SpontaneousBleeding in the brain, a common result of #VitaminK deficiency, suggesting that many related deaths go unreported»

https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns