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EO: 209 Vitamin K with Dr. Shannon Walker
Episode 209
Friday, 16 January, 2026
Articles:https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/149/3/e2021056036/184866/Vitamin-K-and-the-Newborn-Infanthttps://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/prenatal/delivery-beyond/Pages/Where-We-Stand-Administration-of-Vitamin-K.aspxKey TakeawaysVitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) can occur in three time periods: early (1-2 days), classic (2-7 days), and late (2-12 weeks), with late VKDB being particularly dangerous and often presenting as catastrophic bleedingInjectable vitamin K is superior to oral formulations because babies' immature guts don't absorb it well, there's no FDA-approved oral formulation in the US, and injectable vitamin K provides both immediate protection and stores vitamin K in the liver for monthsCommon myths about vitamin K include confusion with vaccines, concerns about the boxed warning (which applies only to IV formulations, not the newborn IM injection), leukemia risk (thoroughly debunked), and assumptions that it causes jaundice (not with current formulations)Breastfed babies are at highest risk for VKDB because breast milk contains minimal vitamin K regardless of maternal diet or supplementation, while formula-fed babies receive vitamin K supplementation in their formulaHealthcare providers should approach each conversation about vitamin K with openness and adequate time, identifying the family's specific concern and providing evidence-based responses while offering strategies to minimize infant discomfort during administrationThe rate of vitamin K refusal has increased significantly from 2.9% in 2017 to 5.18% recently, mirroring broader trends in medical distrust and requiring healthcare providers to be prepared for these conversationsWhile vitamin K quickly corrects laboratory abnormalities in babies with VKDB, the damage from intracranial hemorrhage or other serious bleeding often results in long-term complications or death, making prevention criticalQuotable Moments"Vitamin K is one of your coagulation factors. It was actually discovered by two scientists back in the early 20th century who received the Nobel Prize for medicine for their discovery. And the K is because the word coagulation in German has a K in it.""Babies are born with very low levels of it. Vitamin K doesn't cross the placenta well from mom into babies.""Babies can have early vitamin K deficient bleeding, which is really within the first day or two of life, which is more related to mom being on certain medications""These babies can have kind of long-term impacts related to their bleeding complications.""I've never seen early, that's the one I've never seen, but I've seen classic and I've...
