"Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are more than 80 times more likely to have bleeding from vitamin K deficiency than those who get the shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bleeding can happen up to six months after birth."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/parents-refusing-vitamin-k-shots-newborns-study-finds-rcna247580

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