In reply to request for info on Vit K
Article in Modern Midwife October 1997 Vol. 7 No.10 page 22-25 - gives a
history of the practice of administration of Vit K
also The Practising Midwife July 1998 V 1 no 7/8 page 67-68 has an article
on different preparations
I have both articles and can scan and send them if required. Please advise
Joan
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From: Edwin van Teijlingen <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 18 October 1999 17:25
Subject: FW: question
> Can someone be of help with a reference on vit. K for this American
> colleague?
> Edwin R. van Teijlingen
> Lecturer in Public Health
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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>
> Hi -
> I have a question I'm hoping someone can help me with. When I was taking
my
> last maternal and child nutrition program, I remember our professor
talking
> about vitamin K that is given to newborns. She mentioned that in the UK,
> about half the babies get vitamin K by injection, and the other half
> receive it orally. Follow up studies apparently showed that the kids who
> received the injection had a higher incidence of childhood leukemia. I
> can't seem to find any reference on this, and that particular professor is
> out of the country at this time. Has anyone heard or seen anything related
> to this issue?
> Thanks-
> Maureen Spence, MS, RD
>
>
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