haemorrhagic disease of the newborn
- haemorrhagic disease of the newborn
a temporary disturbance in blood clotting caused by
vitamin K deficiency and affecting infants on the second to fourth day of life. It varies in severity from mild gastrointestinal bleeding to profuse bleeding into many organs, including the brain. It is more common in breast-fed and
preterm birth infants. The condition can be prevented by giving all babies vitamin K, either by injection or orally, shortly after birth.
Medical name: melaena neonatorum.
Medical dictionary.
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