What’s up with Vitamin K for Newborns? by Rebekah Randall CNM Why is vitamin K given to newborns? Did you know that vitamin K deficiency bleeding [VKDB], (once called hemorrhagic disease of the newborn [HDNB]), was first documented as bleeding symptoms shortly after birth over 100 years ago! We now understand newborns do not have… Continue reading What’s up with Vitamin K for Newborns? by Rebekah Randall CNM