{
  "id": 18537,
  "title": "Study of 2 million newborns ties skipped vitamin K shot to higher bleeding risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/study-of-2-million-newborns-ties-skipped-vitamin-k-shot-to-higher",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-01T13:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-million-newborns-vitamin-shot-higher.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Newborns receive several routine immunizations shortly after birth. Prophylactic vitamin K is one such recommended shot. It activates several coagulation factors necessary for blood to clot properly, preventing vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), a condition that can be life-threatening. As more parents refuse prophylactic vitamin K for their children, researchers in Sweden wanted to examine…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}