Post B4VqB9KbpAObFOxOVM by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
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 (DIR) Post #B4VqB9KbpAObFOxOVM by ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
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       AP:It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns"Medical mistrust is spreading beyond vaccines: Refusals of vitamin K shots for newborns have nearly doubled since 2017, alarming doctors nationwide.Newborns without the shot are 81 times more likely to suffer potentially deadly bleeding, a preventable complication that once affected 1 in 60 babies."(Better, non paywall link! Thanks Denise!)https://apnews.com/article/babies-newborns-pediatricians-vitamin-k-hepatitis-b-erythromycin-9126463f0cb38b9778fb77bc0d071776#healthcare #health #antivaxxers
       
 (DIR) Post #B4VqB9cKlGZe8NFY8G by cvvhrn@sfba.social
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       @ai6yr Yeah sadly I can directly attest to this. My wife also an RN works in a NICU and this is becoming more and more common. The Vitamin K is critical to prevent bleeding and strokes https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/protective-vitamin-shots-newborns-declineAnd the eye ointment? TO prevent pink eye or anything else (at that age it can result in blindness) they picked up while being born. https://www.aao.org/education/clinical-statement/use-of-erythromycin-in-prevention-of-neonatal-opht These parents should have to put money in escrow to cover these avoidable problems. Why? If a kid has a stroke, the odds are long if they can ever go home. We can send INCREDIBLY medically complex home and our incredible parents can do amazing things (I am talking ventilators,  feeding tubes et al.) but some cannot and these go to nursing homes. We become very close to the families because we are their ride home for every procedure, every admission and the like. The sad reality is this level of care will costs 10's of millions over the course of this kiddo's life Maybe these imbeciles should put their money where there ignorance is
       
 (DIR) Post #B4VqB9u3hMkh1LXhlA by MsMerope@sfba.social
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       @cvvhrn @ai6yr yeah, but until it actually happens to THEM - it won't happen....
       
 (DIR) Post #B4VqBA8apKNVkQLJPk by MsMerope@sfba.social
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       @cvvhrn @ai6yr this one hit hardhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/VK9GgrPwp2s
       
 (DIR) Post #B4VqBALM3saQO0JVJ2 by MsMerope@sfba.social
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       @cvvhrn @ai6yr this one was good too... lol  down the youtube rabbit hole we go https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZIMW20DovV0
       
 (DIR) Post #B4VqBEGtSPOWZKFzuK by MsMerope@sfba.social
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       @cvvhrn @ai6yr WOULD YOU PUT YOUR DAMN PHONE AWAY!