If you watch the videos done by Healthy Children and also by UNICEF, babies are given vitamin K on mom's belly immediately after birth and don't even appear to feel the injection at all!  Check it out. 

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Yazell, Cheryl
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 9:18 AM
Subject: evidenced for delaying eyeointment, vit k injection until first feed is completed

I would like to change our work flow for the nurses at delivery.  I need to provide evidenced that delaying eye ointment and vit k until after the first feeding is completed is ok.  Has anyone already done this and would you mind sharing your evidenced based resources?  I have to pass this on to our evidenced based committee to get approval.  I realize this can be done while skin to skin but would like to wait until first feeding is completed. Thank you Cheryl Yazell RN IBCLC [http://www.schneckmed.org/__editorfiles/image/baldrigelogo.gif]

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