Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus

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The article was written by Dr. Bui Xuan Truong - Department of General Internal Medicine - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Hepatitis B virus is the leading cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and especially liver cancer. Hepatitis B virus infection is a global social problem. About a third of the world's population (more than 2 billion people) has a history of hepatitis B virus infection, and currently there are about 400 million chronic hepatitis B virus carriers in the world.

The route of transmission of hepatitis B virus from mother to child

Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus is the primary route of transmission in epidemic areas with hepatitis B virus infection, where infection rates exceed 8% of the population. The Western Pacific region (including China, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries) is one of the regions with the highest prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the world, and it is also home to the largest number of infected patients. most chronic hepatitis B virus. Counseling and preventive treatment to limit the transmission of hepatitis B virus from pregnant women to their children is of great significance in order to reduce the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the community, and at the same time contribute to the creation of new generations of health care professionals. The system grows up healthy without the hepatitis B virus.

How can my baby not be infected with the hepatitis B virus at birth?

You are a mother infected with hepatitis B virus, when you are pregnant, the thing you are very worried about and often do not know how to do – not knowing if you can do it is “How can my baby not be infected with the hepatitis B virus when he is born? liver B?”.

Therefore, if you are a woman infected with the hepatitis B virus, when you are pregnant, you should see the right specialist. Your doctor will order tests for the virus, liver function, and other related tests. From the specific results, the specialist will advise you:
Are you in a group at high risk of transmitting hepatitis B virus to your child? Or are you in a low-risk group of transmitting the hepatitis B virus to your children? During pregnancy, you need to be followed up on how, some possible situations and how to handle? From what month of pregnancy should you start prophylactic treatment of hepatitis B virus infection for your baby, with what drug and how to treat it? How should your baby be vaccinated against hepatitis B after birth?
This is not only basic information that will help you and your child, but also information you can understand and share with others in the community.
Currently, although there are many problems related to hepatitis B virus that the current level of medicine is still unknown, but the pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus as well as the preparation of drugs to treat hepatitis B has achieved remarkable success compared to 20 years ago. Therefore, women infected with hepatitis B virus during pregnancy should not be too worried about the side effects of the drug during preventive treatment.
With the combination of a team of well-qualified specialists and a modern and synchronous testing system for hepatitis B virus, Vinmec International General Hospital will be a reliable address and always ready to consult. consult and answer questions related to hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women.

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