Vitamin K: missed at peril—the case for extra supplementation to prevent deficiency in breastfed preterm infants

Paul Clarke; Nicholas D Embleton; Mary Fewtrell; Dominic J Harrington; Anne M Kelly; Naomi Moris; Alexander Patto; Vennila Ponnusamy; Vimal Vasu; Martin J Shearer

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2023-326737

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Vitamin K: missed at peril—the case for extra supplementation to prevent deficiency in breastfed preterm infants

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Paul Clarke Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Norfolk Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UKNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicholas D Embleton Newcastle Neonatal Service, Ward 35 Neonatal Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKFaculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mary Fewtrell Department of Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UKDepartment of Paediatrics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dominic J Harrington The Nutristasis Unit, Synnovis, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UKSchool of Biosciences and Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne M Kelly Department of Haematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Naomi Moris The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alexander Patto NanoPhotonics Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vennila Ponnusamy Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Ashford and Saint Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust, Chertsey, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vimal Vasu Department of Neonatal Medicine, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, UKSchool of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin J Shearer Centre for Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Paul Clarke, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK; paul.clarke{at}nnuh.nhs.uk

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Clarke P, Embleton ND, Fewtrell M, et al

Vitamin K: missed at peril—the case for extra supplementation to prevent deficiency in breastfed preterm infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition Published Online First: 01 March 2024. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326737

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Accepted February 21, 2024
First published March 1, 2024.

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