Patient's question:
A good sister is four and a half months pregnant. Yesterday, I accompanied her for a thorough check-up. She had a blood test, which revealed hepatitis B and the five-item test. She is very worried, fearing that this could be inherited from generation to generation to her child. Hello doctor, what should I do for the hepatitis B five-item test during pregnancy? Will this be inherited from generation to generation?Doctor's answer:
If the prenatal test for hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody (HBsAg/anti-HBs) indicates hepatitis B virus carrier status, or if the patient has acute hepatitis B (HBV) with high viral load (HBV DNA), special treatment is not required during pregnancy unless the hepatitis B virus DNA copy number is found to be highly active, in which case combined liver-protective and antiviral therapy may be necessary. Chronic hepatitis B can be transmitted from mother to child, so it is essential to administer the hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin within 12 hours after delivery to implement a prophylactic intervention.