What to do if your newborn spits up coffee-colored discharge

Newborns vomit coffee-colored secretions belong to the abnormal phenomenon, need to be treated according to the cause of the symptoms, such as may be caused by hypopharyngeal syndrome more than do not need special treatment, such as vitamin K deficiency caused by hemorrhagic, need to supplement vitamin K and so on. 1. hypopharyngeal syndrome: due to some newborns in the birth, may be in the birth canal will inhale some of the mother’s blood, and thus in the vomiting will show coffee-colored liquid, this liquid is mainly from the mother’s body, so the duration is not long, generally does not affect the health of newborns, it is recommended to continue to observe, without special treatment. 2. hemorrhagic: if the newborn lacks vitamin K is more serious, may cause coagulation dysfunction, at this time the newborn body parts will have bleeding symptoms, especially in the bleeding parts if located in the digestive tract, may cause vomiting coffee-colored liquid phenomenon, you can follow the doctor’s instructions timely supplementation of vitamin K and other treatments. Newborns vomit coffee-colored secretion may also have other reasons, it is recommended that timely to the hospital for relevant examinations, clear cause of the disease after active symptomatic treatment.