NUR3465 Maternity

1- Why we administer Vitamin K? Prophylactic treatment of newborns with intramuscular vitamin K has been the standard of care for decades in the United States. Vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitamin, promotes blood clotting by increasing the synthesis of prothrombin by the liver. A deficiency of this vitamin delays clotting and might lead to hemorrhage. •Vitamin K: 0.5 to 1 mg of Vitamin K IM is given soon to prevent Hemorrhage disease of the newborn. Infant produce Vitamin K in the gastrointe...