Closing the loophole: midwives and the administration of vitamin K in neonates.
In Texas, apprentice midwives do not have prescriptive authority to administer parenteral vitamin K. This case report underscores the importance of parenteral vitamin K administration in preventing vitamin K deficiency bleeding and the potential danger in prohibiting apprentice midwives from providing this standard of care to the newborn.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA. adamen@uthscsa.edu
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D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001926:Brain Death; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008880:Midwifery / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013781:Texas; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014813:Vitamin K Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D014812:Vitamin K