Trends in Vitamin K Administration Among Infants

Kristan Scott; Evan Miller; Jennifer F. Culhane; Jay Greenspan; Sara C. Handley; Justin Y. Lo; Lindsey A. Knake; Kathryn M. Mckenney; Heather H. Burris; Kevin Dysart

doi:10.1001/jama.2025.21460

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Trends in Vitamin K Administration Among Infants

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Trends in Vitamin K Administration Among Infants

Kristan Scott, Evan Miller, Jennifer F. Culhane, Jay Greenspan, Sara C. Handley, Justin Y. Lo, Lindsey A. Knake, Kathryn M. Mckenney, Heather H. Burris and Kevin Dysart

JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.335(3), pp.272-274

01/20/2026

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.21460

PMCID: PMC12687205

PMID: 41359326

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Abstract

This study evaluates whether the proportion of newborns in the US not receiving intramuscular vitamin K has increased in recent years and identifies factors associated with nonreceipt.

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Title: Subtitle: Trends in Vitamin K Administration Among Infants
Creators: Kristan Scott - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Evan Miller - Nemours Children's Health System
Jennifer F. Culhane - Yale University
Jay Greenspan - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sara C. Handley - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Justin Y. Lo - Kaiser Family Foundation
Lindsey A. Knake - University of Iowa
Kathryn M. Mckenney - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Heather H. Burris - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Kevin Dysart - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.335(3), pp.272-274
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.21460
PMID: 41359326
PMCID: PMC12687205
NLM abbreviation: JAMA
ISSN: 0098-7484
eISSN: 1538-3598
Publisher: Amer Medical Assoc
Number of pages: 3
Grant note: T32HD060550 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) K23HD109426 / NICHD; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 12/08/2025
Date published: 01/20/2026
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology
Record Identifier: 9985096043402771

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