mortality associated with neonatal bleeding from vitamin K1 deficiency is over 30%
exposure to enzyme-inducing drugs increases the risk of haemorrhagic disease of the newborn. This includes exposure to antiepileptic drugs such as carbamazepine, phenytoin and phenobarbitone (1)
it is recommended that infants with prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs should receive 1mg vitamin K intramuscularly at birth (1)
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