Immunization

HBV Vaccine Inactivity Assessed in Pregnant Women

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 26th, 1999

Obesity, maternal age, and smoking have a negative impact on hepatitis B virus vaccination efficacy in pregnant women.

In this study, C.J. Ingardia and colleagues of Connecticut's Hartford Hospital examined seroprotective antibody response after hepatitis B vaccination during pregnancy. They also assessed factors influencing the rate of maternal seroprotection ("Hepatitis B Vaccination in Pregnancy: Factors Influencing Efficacy," Obstetrics and Gynecology, June 1999;93(6):983(6):983-986).

Records of 80 healthy gravidas who elected hepatitis B vaccination during pregnancy, after being identified as hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody...

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