Closing the loophole: midwives and the administration of vitamin K in neonates.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.038.
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Abstract
In Texas, apprentice midwives do not have prescriptive authority to administer parenteral vitamin K. This case report underscores the importance of parenteral vitamin K administration in preventing vitamin K deficiency bleeding and the potential danger in prohibiting apprentice midwives from providing this standard of care to the newborn.
Medical subject headings
- Antifibrinolytic Agents
- Midwifery
- Vitamin K
- Vitamin K Deficiency