Background Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) can cause prolonged and bleeding
(intracranial hemorrhage) among newborns, which can be life-threatening or lead to long …

Background Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) may present as intracranial hemorrhage
(ICH) in young infants, which results in severe morbidity and mortality. This study aims to …

Background: Vitamin K prophylaxis can prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), and
current global recommendations support universal prophylactic use in newborns. Data …

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) can manifest as intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and is
still prevalent in poor resource countries. Infants aged one to twelve months with the …

Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of few coagulation factors. Infants can easily develop
vitamin K deficiency owing to poor placental transfer, low vitamin K content in breast milk …

We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the burden of late vitamin K deficiency
bleeding (VKDB) and the effect of vitamin K prophylaxis on the incidence of VKDB. We …

Vitamin K is essential for the process of coagulation. In its absence, severe and sometimes
fatal bleeding events can occur, especially in newborns. Vitamin K prophylaxis at birth has …

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) due to physiologically low vitamin K plasma
concentrations is a serious risk for newborn and young infants and can be largely prevented …

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), formerly known as hemorrhagic disease of the
newborn (HDN), is a bleeding disorder in neonates that is caused by inadequate serum …

Aim Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in infancy is a rare life‐threatening event. The aim of
this review is to highlight the association of ICH and potentially preventable vitamin K …