Perinatal Hepatitis B
One way to transmit hepatitis B virus (HBV) is from mother to infant during birth (perinatal transmission). The risk of perinatal HBV infection among infants born to mothers already infected with HBV ranges from 10% to 85%.
Hepatitis B Hospital Birth Dose Program
- Saving Lives With the Universal Hepatitis B Birth Dose - Fact Sheets for Hospitals
- Medical Errors Put Infants at Risk for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection - Six Case Reports
- Give Birth to the End of Hep B: Protect newborns, Administer Hepatitis B vaccine at birth (immunize.org)
- Guidance for Developing Admission Orders in Labor & Delivery and Newborn Units to Prevent Hepatitis B Virus Transmission (immunize.org)
- Sample Text for Developing Admission Orders in Newborn Units for the Hepatitis B Vaccine Birth Dose (immunize.org)
- Sample Hepatitis B Consent/Refusal Form (PDF)
- New York State Public Health Law - Pregnant women, blood test for hepatitis B (Article 25, Title 1, Section 2500-e)
- New York Codes, Rules and Regulations - Pregnant Women, Testing for Hepatitis B, Follow-up Care (Title 10, Section 2500-e, SubPart 69-3)
Additional Resources
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program (PHBPP) Report Form (PDF)
- Guidelines for Perinatal Post-Vaccination Serologic Testing | Hepatitis B | CDC
- Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- Hepatitis B Information for Health Professionals, Perinatal Transmission – CDC
- Hepatitis B: Questions and Answers (immunize.org)
- For enrollment in the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Initiative, please see information about Vaccines for Children
