Gastrointestinal bleeding due to idiopathic early onset of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in a girl baby 50 min after birth: a rare case.

Background: The incidence of early-onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in at-risk neonates who did not receive vitamin K supplementation varied from 6 to 12%. This case report aims to show that VKDB can occur abruptly after birth despite vitamin K1 1 mg IM being given immediately after birth.

Case Presentation: A term female baby was born through vaginal delivery of a 28 years old mother, G1P0A0, 39-40 weeks gestation with normal APGAR score, and birth weight was 3445 g, birth length was 52 cm.