An 11-day-old baby couldn’t stop bleeding. For hours, the ER didn’t provide a critical vitamin shot.

When Baby Gwen was born, her parents decided not to have her receive a vitamin K injection, though it’s been standard practice for decades, and gave her drops instead. The emergency room doctor who first treated Gwen tried seven methods to stop the bleeding from her belly button before the baby was transferred to a hospital.

When Baby Gwen was born, her parents decided not to have her receive a vitamin K injection, though it’s been standard practice for decades, and gave her drops instead. The emergency room doctor who first treated Gwen tried seven methods to stop the bleeding from her belly button before the baby was transferred to a hospital.  Read More