It's not just vaccines -- parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns

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3. I was just talking about this with a colleague from the pediatric office...

...where I worked for almost 25 years. I retired 5 yrs ago. I do not miss dealing with parental stupidity.

The human body makes vitamin K from gut bacteria, which newborns don't have when they first arrive on the scene, and they don't start making their own Vit K until they are on solids foods at 4-6 months of age . My colleague said that parents of baby boys who wish to have their sons circumcised but have refused the Vit K injection are surprised to find out that doctors are not willing to perform this procedure because of the risk of bleeding.

I have heard about people wanting to put breast milk in a newborn's eyes instead of the antibiotic. No research supports this.

Our veterinarian said the antivaxx mentality has also become a problem with pet owners.