NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Vitamin K deficiency bleeding or VKDB, occurs when babies cannot stop bleeding because their blood does not have enough Vitamin K to form a clot. The bleeding can occur anywhere on the inside or outside of the body. When the bleeding occurs inside the body, it can be difficult to notice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clinical signs of bleeding depend on duration and severity of vitamin K deficiency and include prolonged bleeding from minor wounds, spontaneous hematoma formation, intracavitary hemorrhage, and death due to blood loss and acute hemorrhagic shock.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vitamin K deficiency results from extremely inadequate intake or fat malabsorption. Risk of bleeding is increased by use of coumarin anticoagulants. Deficiency is particularly common among breastfed infants. It impairs clotting.