Patient's question:
Hello! My mother is an HBsAg positive carrier with normal liver function. She received the hepatitis B immune globulin during her 4th to 9th months of pregnancy. The baby was born over twenty days ago. When would be the best time to have the child checked?Doctor's answer:
After the baby is born, give the baby the standard 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine (on the day of birth, at one month, and at six months) and administer the hepatitis B high-efficiency immune globulin (on the day of birth). This can prevent 90% to 95% of babies from being infected with the hepatitis B virus and help them gain immunity. A mother with hepatitis B minor positive is contagious and may transmit the virus to the baby. You can have the child tested for hepatitis B at around seven months to a year to determine if they have been infected with hepatitis B.