Dear Sue, Sara Wickham (UK) has done a lot of work on Vit K. Her email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] according to the contacts list in the Practising Midwife. Cheers, Lois
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Cookson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Vitamin K info Hi all, Am doing some work through uni on vitamin K and am wondering if any of you have answers or leads to the following questions: * In the Netherlands, babies receive a dose of (oral?)vitamin K at birth, and then drops of vitamin K daily until some months old - can anyone advise me of the vitamin preparation they receive and its ingredients, or at least its manufacturers so that I can contact them directly.... and in fact confirm that this is the current policy. *In Denmark, babies receive an oral dose at birth followed by weekly doses of 1mg until some months of age. Again looking for specific names and doses and ingredients and confirmation. * I have found a product called K Quinone marketed in the USA, but I can't find out much about it. Any American midwives out there know this product and use it. *Any other products known that are not part of the major pharmaceutical drive that are marketed as vitamin K supplementation? *Some articles suggest that phenol is still part of Konakion, by Roche. The insert in the Konakion MM packets does not mention phenol, but does say the insert does not contain all the information ... anyone any the wiser?? If any of you can forward this to other midwifery lists internationally I would be very grateful. Many thanks for any help you can provide, Sue Cookson > > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
