I’m consolidating a lot of information, resources and links at the moment so this post serves as a home for that which I have around giving Vitamin K to newborns.

The ever wise and considered Sara Wickham has been studying and writing about Vitamin K for a long time. Here is her latest post and access to the MIDIRS article pulling together over a decade of looking at this subject.

Rebecca Dekker at Evidence Based Birth has also spent a long time researching and doing the homework so you don’t need to. Here’s what she has to say about the subject.

If you want stats and references then this article might be for you. If you’d rather a quick read with links then Milli Hill sums a few things up here.

It’s entirely up to you whether you feel your baby needs Vitamin K at birth – if you decide to decline Vitamin K here are five things Sara Wickham thinks parents should know.