130: Vitamin K at Birth: The Tiny Injection Social Media Got Wrong
About this episode
The episode discusses vitamin K at birth and addresses misinformation surrounding its importance and the risks of deficiency bleeding.
In this episode, Afif and Anne take a deep dive into vitamin K at birth and the growing wave of misinformation surrounding it online. They explore why newborn babies are naturally low in vitamin K, how clotting works, and what vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) actually is. The discussion covers the differences between intramuscular and oral vitamin K, why the injection remains the most reliable protection, and the devastating consequences VKDB can have, including brain bleeding and death. ...
People in this episode
Hosts: Afif EL-Khuffash, Anne Doherty
Topics covered
- vitamin K
- newborn health
- misinformation
- clotting
- VKDB
- parenting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vitamin K, VKDB
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