What is the probability that a child will also contract hepatitis B if both parents suffer from it?

Patient's question:

I contracted hepatitis B in 2008, and my wife got hepatitis B in 1998.

Doctor's answer:

Hello, the main transmission routes of hepatitis B are: blood transmission, vertical transmission from mother to child (or father to child), and body fluid transmission (sexual transmission, saliva transmission). If liver function is abnormal with the "big three positive" hepatitis B, it is not recommended to have children at this time. It is advised to treat the condition before having children. If pregnancy occurs, hepatitis B immune globulin can be injected during pregnancy to prevent mother-to-child transmission.

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