Because newborns are not eating broccoli in utero and have not yet developed a colon bacteria flora, they can be born with a vitamin K deficiency. That can lead to Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn and they can bleed into the brain and other organs. Because of this risk, every newborn gets a shot of vitamin K a delivery.\n\nIf you google vitamin K shot, in the first dozen hits is Skip that Newborn Vitamin K Shot,