II. General
III. Management: Specific Vitamins
- Vitamin D (needs 400 IU/day per AAP as of 2008)
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Vitamin K
- Prevents Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn
- Single 0.5 to 1 mg IM at birth
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Iron
- Iron-fortified foods needed by 6 months of age
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Vitamin B12
- Supplementation if strictly Vegetarian mother
- Supplement: 0.3 to 0.5 mcg/day
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Fluoride Supplementation
- See indications for older than 6 month infant