HBV Vaccines

Prenatal Education Boosts Infant Vaccination

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 17th, 1997

Better education of pregnant women is needed to improve infant hepatitis B vaccination rates, according to a report from the Hepatitis Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"Hepatitis B vaccine coverage among young children in the United States is not optimal," researcher Janet Zola and colleagues wrote ("Attitudes and Educational Practices of Obstetric Providers Regarding Infant Hepatitis B Vaccination," Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 1997;89(1):61-64).

"Education of pregnant women and new parents by prenatal care providers may be an opportunity to further motivate new parents to seek vaccination for their infant...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1997-03-17)

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