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Table 3 Early hemorrhagic disease of newborn prophylaxis according to vitamin K schedule in the nurseries of Piedmont and Aosta Valley during 2000 and 2003

From: The impact of national and international guidelines on newborn care in the nurseries of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy

Year of survey

2000

2003

Administration

N. nurseries

N. newborns

%

N. nurseries

N. newborns

%

Oral

17

16,261

50.6

17

17,730

47.4

Intramuscular

15

15,923

49.4

17

19,684

52.6

Total

32

32,104

100.0

34

37,414

100.0

Data not available

1

412

1.3