Vitamin K Injection Dose In Pregnancy
Prophylactic vitamin k for vitamin k deficiency bleeding in neonates.
Vitamin k injection dose in pregnancy. Since about 1980 most newborn babies in australia have been given a vitamin k injection. Several oral doses are essential to give enough protection because vitamin k is not absorbed as well when it is given by mouth and the effect does. Vitamin k1 injection phytonadione injectable emulsion usp aqueous dispersion of vitamin k1 for parenteral injection possesses the same type and degree of activity as does naturally occurring vitamin k which is necessary for the production via the liver of active prothrombin factor ii proconvertin factor vii plasma thromboplastin component factor ix and stuart factor factor x. The cochrane library 2014.
In the uk you ll be offered vitamin k as an injection for your baby. Protect injection emulsion from light at all times. Nhs choices 2016. Therefore vitamin k should be injected into.
Use of high vitamin k doses 10 15 mg may cause warfarin resistance for 1 week. Vitamin k supplementation during pregnancy for improving outcomes. One injection just after birth will protect a baby for many months. The injectable form of vitamin k can rarely cause severe sometimes fatal allergic reactions when given by injection into a muscle or vein.
Puckett rm offringa m. Dosage forms strengths tablet. Shahrook s et al. Treatment of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn empiric administration of vitamin k1 should not replace proper laboratory evaluation of the coagulation mechanism.
Intestinal problems these conditions may interfere with absorption of vitamin k into the body when it is taken by mouth. Pregnant women with vitamin k deficiency hypoprothrombinemia may be at an increased risk for bleeding diatheses during pregnancy and hemorrhagic. If you prefer they can have it orally instead although they will need further doses puckett and offringa 2000. May be autoclaved.
A risk factor for female fertility and pregnancy. Stazi av mantovani a. Vitamin k deficiency can cause hdn so you might also hear people call hdn vitamin k deficiency bleeding vkdb. A single intramuscular dose of vitamin k1 injection 0 5 to 1 mg within one hour of birth is recommended.