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Neonatologist, writer, wife, and boy mom. || Medical Humanities. Thoughts and opinions my own. (she/her) www.rachelfleishman.com TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1lPb-IWx9U
👤 Joined on 11 November 2024
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@rafleishman.bsky.socialMore signs of resurging HIV after USAID’s closure. African Neonatal Network reported at IMNCH (a global health conference): HIV+ pregnant women ↑50% & those not on antiretrovirals ↑>300%, year-on-year, across 22 hospitals in 5 nations. @vtoxfordnetwork.bsky.social
Show PostAll newborns lack vitamin K. No matter how much vitamin K a mother consumes, it doesn’t sufficiently pass through the placenta and breast milk doesn’t contain enough of it — meaning babies are at risk of uncontrollable bleeding without a vitamin K shot.
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