Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B vaccine.

(Bloomberg) -- The 2-month-old baby arrived at the hospital with the type of bleeding in and around his brain that was so unusual Miami neurosurgeon Heather McCrea had only read about it in textbooks.

Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their ...

More parents are refusing a shot typically given at birth to reduce the risk of infant bleeding, a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found. An injection of ...

Babies are born with low levels of vitamin K, which helps blood clot, and little is transferred from the mother through breastmilk. Without additional vitamin K, newborns are at risk of potentially ...

More parents are refusing a shot typically given at birth to reduce the risk of infant bleeding as part of what appears to be a growing trend, according to a new report and a previous study. A ...

Hepatitis B is a virus that can damage the liver and lead to lifelong health problems. The hepatitis B vaccine prevents short-term illness (acute hepatitis) and a life-threatening infection called ...

Fewer Oregon newborns are getting vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth and slightly fewer pregnant people are being screened for the virus, according to new state data released Tuesday. The Oregon ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. A loud chorus of ...

In a historic vote, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisers recommended narrowing the agency's hepatitis B immunization guidance for newborns. The result, if approved by the ...