Questions Raised As Some New Parents Decline Vitamin K Shot For Newborns

Vitamin K shots are standard procedure after babies are born. They help the baby's blood clot and prevent potentially dangerous bleeds. They've been standard for more than 50 years. But, a few parents refuse the shot, even here in Massachusetts, and the numbers of those refusals seem to be rising.

Carey Goldberg, editor of WBUR's CommonHealth blog. She tweets @commonhealth.