Obstetrics (Transmission)
"Prevention of Hepatitis B and C Transmission during Pregnancy and the First Year of Life."
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 21st, 1996
According to the author's abstract of an article published in Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, "Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is readily transmitted from infected mothers to their infants at birth. An estimated 22,000 HBV carriers give birth in the United States annually. HBV infection is more than 95% preventable if exposed infants receive hepatitis B immune globulin and HBV vaccine at birth. Current guidelines recommend testing of all pregnant women for hepatitis B surface antigen to detect infection and ensure prophylaxis of infants. The risk of perinatal transmission of hepatitis C (HCV) infection appears to be small, except in women coinfected with human immunodeficiency...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1996-10-21)
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