Most new parents are aware that their baby will receive a vitamin K injection shortly after birth. But not everyone knows why, or whether it is actually necessary. Some question it. Some refuse it.

Somebody shot my baby.' A 13-year-old from Canton was shot in the arm, the result of gunfire in the nearby roadway.

Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B vaccine.

Newborns routinely receive the Vitamin K shot immediately after birth to prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that can cause brain bleeds.

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