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WASHINGTON, May 8, 2026, 11:04 (EDT) Hospitals across the U.S. are dealing with a significant uptick in parents declining vitamin K shots for their newborns. This week, a ProPublica investigation uncovered autopsy reports from multiple infant deaths that listed vitamin K deficiency bleeding as the cause. A single shot after birth usually prevents the condition, which triggers internal bleeding long before symptoms appear. (ProPublica) Here’s the data fueling doctors’ urgency. A NIH-backed analysis looked at more than 5 million births across 403 hospitals and found that nearly 200,000 newborns missed the vitamin K injection between 2017 and 2024. The refusal

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