The pooling blood indicated that the baby had a severe vitamin K deficiency - something usually prevented by a shot at birth.

For decades, hospitals have given babies a vitamin K injection to protect against bleeding. Now, the shot appears to be facing resistance.

Some Alberta doctors say they're seeing a recent and concerning trend of new parents either questioning or refusing vitamin K injections, which have been given to newborns as standard practice for ...

New research shows that an increasing number of newborns are not receiving a vitamin K injection designed to prevent excessive bleeding. The percentage of babies that did not receive a vitamin K shot ...