Reposted by Amanda Becker
Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding.
In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls.
Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection.
(Published May)
propublica.org
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
