Background: A female neonate was born at 40 weeks and 5 days gestation via spontaneous
vaginal delivery with no complications. At 6 hours of life she was noted to have respiratory …

4 infants (2 males, 2 females) with acute bleedings due to vitamin K-deficiency beyond the
neonatal period are reported. Two infants had intracranial haemorrhage and died. All infants …

Background Vitamin K is a key point for guarantee normal blood clotting and its level in
newborns is commonly low, so a supplementation after delivery is mandatory. Vitamin K …

In this study, clinical and demographic features of 16 cases with late vitamin K deficiency
bleeding are presented. Ages of infants were between 30 and 130 days. Their delivery …

The paper describes 8 cases of delayed haemorrhagic disease caused by vitamin K
deficiency, occurring from 16 days to 3 months after birth and observed in 1982-87. All these …

A 1 mg dose of vitamin K given intramuscularly at birth prevents almost all cases of late
VKDB, whereas even two oral doses of 1 mg vitamin K given in the first week and a third …

The effect of vitamin K1 prophylaxis was assessed in 507,850 babies born in Denmark from
November 1992 to June 2000. Of these, 78%(about 396,000) received oral and 22 …

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) is a rare haemostatic disorder that occurs in the first 6
months of life and is subclassified, according to age of presentation, as either early, classical …