Description
This booklet looks at the issues surrounding the administration of vitamin k to newborn babies and outlines the evidence women and their partners need to consider when making the decision around whether their baby should have it.
Contents: introduction ~ what is vitamin k and why do we need it? ~ the history and the dilemma ~ more about the different views ~ making your choice ~ haemorrhagic disease of the newborn ~ treatment and complications of HDN ~ warning signs of HDN ~ other sources of vitamin k ~ what's in synthetic vitamin k? ~ effectiveness, routes and risks ~ "low risk" and "high risk" babies ~ in summary ~ a note from AIMS about consent and refusal ~ references ~ resources (28 pages: A5)
