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Written by Linda Folden Palmer, D.C. Friday, 27 June 2008 11:17 Newborn infants routinely receive an injection of vitamin K after birth in order to prevent (or slow) a rare problem of bleeding into the brain weeks after birth. Vitamin K promotes blood clotting. The fetus has low levels of vitamin K as well as…
Please read the blog post by Science and Sensibility About the Recently Published Home Birth Study
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INCREASED USE OF MIDWIVES LOWERS COSTS: cost savings to Medicaid nearly half a million dollars biennially, and $2.7 million w/ private insurance companies added
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