In the 1970s, Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS, began working with communities in Indonesia, giving vitamin A deficient children a supplement to help stave off vision problems. As Dr. Sommer and his colleagues conducted the trial, they also made a very interesting observation: children who were being given vitamin A supplements
Vitamin K is necessary for appropriate coagulation. Its name is derived from the German word “koagulation.” Without adequate vitamin K, the blood may not appropriately stop bleeding in the event of an injury. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all newborns receive an injection of vitamin K. Vitamin K Package Insert (United