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2024-03-21 02:14:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6A2470AE3D498CF4144CB591977AAF4227DEAAABE755E2731C96667886E41DBE
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Oral vitamin K is not recommended for preventing bleeding in newborns as it is not absorbed consistently. A meta-analysis found that oral preparation is less effective than IM administration. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4862383/ https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/diet-and-micronutrients/vitamin-k.html#:~:text=An%20oral%20dose%20of%20vitamin,do%20not%20require%20further%20supplementation.
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