Newborn Infants Receive a Single Injection of Vitamin K at Birth

question 78

Multiple Choice

Newborn infants receive a single injection of vitamin K at birth because

• 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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