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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 5 MIN

Vitamin K shots could have saved their babies' lives. Why did some parents refuse them?

from Here & Now · host WBUR & NPR

Newborns are dying of a rare condition known as vitamin K deficiency bleeding, which can be fatal but is easily prevented by a vitamin K shot given at birth.

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