After giving birth, the baby should be given vitamin k1. The benefit of vitamin k for newborn is to help the blood clotting process and prevent bleeding that can occur in infants.
LOCATION
Vitamin K1 is given intramuscularly. In newborns, the area that is easy to see and safe is the anterolateral side of the thigh muscle. In some protocols it is stated that the vitamin K injection is given in the left thigh while the hepatitis B vaccine injection is in the right thigh