Quiz: Vitamin K Deficiency
Question 1 of 3  

A 29-yr-old woman who is at 31 weeks’ gestation comes to the office for routine follow-up. She is planning a hospital birth and will be formula-feeding her newborn. The patient asks why it is standard protocol to administer vitamin K to newborns after birth. It is most appropriate to tell the patient that this vitamin is administered at birth because of which of the following reasons?  

  • A.

    Bacteria in the newborn gut destroys vitamin K at birth

  • B.

    Vitamin K reduces the risk of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn 

  • C.

    Sufficient levels of vitamin K cannot be transferred to the newborn via formula

  • D.

    Vaccinations administered at birth work best when given along with vitamin K

Am I correct?