<unk>  <unk>  of the newborn, previously<unk> nown as haemorrhagic disease of the newborn, is a rare form of<unk>  disorder that affects newborns and young infants due to low stores of<unk> <unk>  at birth. It commonly presents with intracranial haemorrhage with the risk of brain damage or death. Newborn infants have low stores of<unk> <unk> , and human breast milk has low concentrations of the<unk> . This combination can lead to<unk> <unk><unk>  and later onset<unk> .<unk> <unk><unk>  leads to the risk of blood coagulation problems due to impaired production of clotting factors II, VII, IX, X, protein C and protein S by the liver. More rarely<unk>  can be caused by maternal medicines causing<unk> <unk><unk>  in the newborn.<unk>  can largely be prevented by prophylactic supplementation of<unk> <unk> , which is typically given shortly after birth by intramuscular injection. Most national health organisations recommend routine<unk> <unk>  supplementation after birth. Widespread use of this has made this a rare disease.
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding
Contaminated haemophilia blood products
Venom-induced consumption coagulopathy
Cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Quebec platelet disorder
Acquired haemophilia
Postcoital bleeding
Thrombophilia