Letter

Ireland lacks consensus on neonatal vitamin K prophylaxis

BMJ 2001; 323 doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7320.1068 (Published 3 November 2001)
Cite this as: BMJ 2001;323:1068.1

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

  1. Roy K Philip, consultant neonatologist (roykphilip@yahoo.co.uk),
  2. Riswan Gul, registrar in neonatology,
  3. Margo Dunworth, sister, neonatal intensive care unit,
  4. Noreen Keane, sister, neonatal intensive care unit
  1. Regional Maternity Hospital, Limerick, Republic of Ireland

    EDITOR—Ansell et al reported considerable variations in policies concerning the use of prophylactic vitamin K in the United Kingdom.1 With the published data supporting and not refuting the association of neonatal vitamin K with childhood malignancies, 2 3 the current practice of several policies is of serious concern. A lack of consensus was also shown in a national survey we conducted in the Republic of Ireland.

    Relevant information was collected by using a questionnaire from all the 23 maternity units, and …

    Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment

    Subscribe

    Article access

    Article access for 1 day

    Purchase this article for £20 $30 €32*

    The PDF version can be downloaded as your personal record

    * Prices do not include VAT

    Rapid responses

    THIS WEEK'S POLL

    Read related article

    See previous polls

    BMJ most popular