Patient's question:
A 25-year-old female with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) has already given birth to a daughter at the age of 24 and is expecting another child. Can CHB be transmitted through mother-to-child transmission? What measures should be taken for the previously born child to prevent transmission? And what measures should be taken for the upcoming child to prevent transmission through mother-to-child transmission? Thank you to the kind people and experts.Doctor's answer:
Hepatitis can be transmitted from mother to child. If the mother has chronic hepatitis B (), the risk of transmission to the child is higher. It is recommended to take preventive measures for the child as early as possible. For the children you have already given birth to, if they have been vaccinated after birth, it is recommended to check the five hepatitis B tests. If there is no antibody, it is necessary to re-vaccinate with the hepatitis B vaccine.Medical advice: For pregnant women, after giving birth, it is recommended to administer the hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin within 24 hours. Another dose should be given at one month, and then the hepatitis B vaccine should be administered again at six months. This generally helps to prevent transmission.
Doctor's inquiry: Is your current alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level normal?