Treatment Of Vitamin K Deficiency In Newborns
Current approaches to prevention of bleedings associated with vitamin k deficiency in newborns and infants.
Treatment of vitamin k deficiency in newborns. Incidence of vkdb reported varies from 1 5 to 0 001 depending on population studied and feeding patterns formula is protective since it s supplemented with vit k. Vitamin k deficiency bleeding aka hemorrhagic disease of the newborn can result. Vitamin k deficiency is diagnosed and a treatment plan is made. Newborn infants are at increased risk for vitamin k deficiency for a variety of reasons.
Breast milk is very low in vitamin k vitamin k does not transfer well from a mother s placenta to her baby. 27 31 healthcare professionals should promote awareness among families of the risks of late vitamin k deficiency bleeding associated with inadequate vitamin k prophylaxis from current oral dosage regimens particularly for newborns who are breastfed exclusively.