Okay, since everyone seems to be all up in arms (or thighs!) about the Vitamin K shot, we thought we would put out this episode with the ACTUAL evidence and information about this life-saving intervention. There is a lot of misinformation out there, and we want to cut through that to get parents the real deal.

Time Stamps

[00:00] Intro Music

[00:27] Disclaimer

[00:58] Introduction to the Episodes/Picks of the Week

[05:18] Vitamin K in the News and Social Media

[08:42] Who Refuses and Why?

[10:12] What is Vitamin K

[11:03] Where do we get Vitamin K

[13:40] Vitamin K and the Placenta/Breast Milk

[14:05] Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding

[16:00] The Real Deal on the "Toxins"

[19:40] The Amount of Vitamin K in the Shot

[20:28] Side Effects

[21:05] Vitamin K Shot and Leukemia? Spoiler Alert: No Association

[22:45] Oral Dose?

[28:58] Outro

Papers and Links

Reasons for Refusal of Newborn Vitamin K Prophylaxis: Implications for Management and Education

Evidence on: The Vitamin K Shot in Newborns

The Science of Mom: Are the Ingredients in the Newborn Vitamin K Shot Safe?

Prophylactic vitamin K for vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates

What is Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding?

Intracranial haemorrhage is linked to late onset vitamin K deficiency in infants aged 2–24 weeks

Playing Newborn Intracranial Roulette: Parental Refusal of Vitamin K Injection

Another Disease Re-emerges Due to Parental Shot Refusal: Case Report of a Fussy Infant with Blood in Stool