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Vitamin K
Babies are all mildly deficientwith coagulation indices < adults.
~ 1 in 1,000 infants may have asevere deficiency, this can resultin:
Haemorrhage from incisions
GI haemorrhage
Intra-cranial bleeding.
Death
1mg Vitamin K im given at birthprevents this (0.5mg if weight
