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Vitamin K and birth vaccines

Vitamin K and birth vaccines

Vitamin K, BCG, OPV-0 and hepatitis B.

Why It Matters (Clinical Guidance)

  • Vitamin K prevents dangerous bleeding.
  • Birth vaccines protect from day one.
  • Check they are written on the MCP card.
Primary Citation: Universal Immunisation Programme; IAP
Last checked: October 2026 • Medical review panel forming