this treatment is supplemented by oral administration of vitamin K in the first few days of life. Our experi¬ ence to date convinces us that hypoprothrombinemia and associated neonatal hemorrhage will not occur in infants so treated and that so-called traumatic birth injury has been and will continue to be materially lessened.
ABSTRACT OF DISCUSSIONDr. Clifford Sweet, Oakland, Calif.: A method of asking parents for autopsies which has proved successful is given each year to the new house officers. In our first approach, my associates and I assure the parents of our sympathy and tell them that we want to offer them one more real service-a
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