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Why parents are opting out of the Vitamin K shot

By Take Two Staff
Published Aug 19, 2014
South Coast Midwifery and Women's Health Care gives parents the option of choosing the Vitamin K injection for their newborn, oral Vitamin K drops, or forgoing Vitamin K all together.
South Coast Midwifery and Women's Health Care gives parents the option of choosing the Vitamin K injection for their newborn, oral Vitamin K drops, or forgoing Vitamin K all together.
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Rebecca Plevin/KPCC
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Why parents are opting out of the Vitamin K shot

Vitamin K shots have been given to newborn babies for decades. They're used as a preventative measure to avoid spontaneous internal bleeding. 

But recently, more parents have been electing to skip this measure for their kids. KPCC's Rebecca Plevin looks at why parents are turning down the shot and why doctors are concerned.