Patient's question:
Can hepatitis B patients get pregnant? Does this directly pass hepatitis B to the baby? How should it be prevented and treated?Doctor's answer:
Hepatitis B patients can become pregnant as long as their liver function is normal, their DNA is negative, and they have been stable for more than six months. During this period, proper mother-to-child transmission prevention measures should be taken to have a healthy baby. It is important to avoid alcohol, smoking, and spicy or irritating foods, and to develop good lifestyle habits.Mother-to-child transmission prevention involves: Hepatitis B-infected pregnant women need to receive a dose of high-titer hepatitis B immune globulin during the 7th, 8th, and 9th months of pregnancy to reduce the concentration of hepatitis B virus in their blood and minimize the risk of transmission to the fetus. After birth, the infant should receive one dose of hepatitis B immune globulin within 24 hours and another dose on the 15th day to enhance their resistance to the hepatitis B virus. Additionally, the infant should receive one dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at the 1st, 3rd, and 7th months after birth to allow their body to produce antibodies against hepatitis B virus infection.