Newborn Infants Receive a Single Injection of Vitamin K at Birth

question 3

Multiple Choice

Newborn infants receive a single injection of vitamin K at birth due to the fact that:

• A)newborns do not have enough bacteria in their small intestine to make vitamin K.
• B)breast milk is a poor source of vitamin K.
• C)the trauma of labor and delivery depletes the newborn's vitamin K stores.
• D)newborns cannot absorb any of the vitamin K from breast milk or formula.

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