醫生擔憂新生兒常規護理遭家長拒絕的情況日益增加
Doctors Concerned by Rise in Parents Declining Routine Care for Newborns
美國各地的兒科醫師正針對一項日益增長的趨勢發出警告，即父母拒絕為新生兒提供標準且具實證依據的預防性護理。
Pediatricians across the United States are raising alarms regarding a growing trend of parents declining standard, evidence-based preventive care for newborns.
近期發表在《JAMA》的一項研究顯示，對例行性維生素 K 注射的拒絕率已將近翻倍，近年來上升至 5.2%。
A recent study in JAMA revealed that refusals for routine vitamin K injections have nearly doubled, rising to 5.2% in recent years.
醫師們擔心，拒絕這些簡單且能救命的措施——包括用於幫助血液凝結的維生素 K、用於預防眼部感染的紅黴素，以及 B 型肝炎疫苗——會使嬰兒暴露於嚴重且可預防的健康危機中。
Doctors worry that rejecting these simple, life-saving measures—which include vitamin K for blood clotting, erythromycin for eye infections, and the hepatitis B vaccine—leaves infants vulnerable to severe, preventable health crises.
專家將此現象歸因於對醫療機構的信任危機，而這主要受到社群媒體上的錯誤資訊，以及某些崇尚「自然育兒」哲學的興起所助長。
Experts attribute this behavior to a crisis of trust in medical institutions, fueled by misinformation on social media and a rise in certain natural parenting philosophies.
透過將維生素 K 等介入措施重新定義為必要的營養補充品而非疫苗，醫師希望能直接化解家長的恐懼。
By reframing interventions like vitamin K as essential nutrient supplements rather than vaccines, doctors hope to address parental fears directly.
