Perinatal influences on the uptake of newborn Vitamin K prophylaxis - a retrospective cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals several important and novel associations with mode of administration of newborn vitamin K prophylaxis. IM vitamin K uptake was also lower than international data, largely due to increased oral uptake. IMPLICATIONS: Uptake of vitamin K is associated with ethnicity and also factors in the infant that might imply a perceived protection against vitamin K deficiency bleeding. Further investigation is required for a fuller understanding of the motivations for choosing differing routes of vitamin K administration in newborns, with particular emphasis on factors influencing parental choice. PMID: 26123282 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research