# Mother-to-child Transmission

Covers pregnancy, newborn vaccination, hepatitis B immune globulin, and perinatal prevention.

## Related Articles

- [After delivery when the mother has hepatitis B: breastfeeding, baby testing, and your own follow-up](https://openhbv.com/articles/after-delivery-when-the-mother-has-hepatitis-b-breastfeeding-baby-testing-and-your-own-follow-up.md?locale=en) — Answers common postpartum questions for HBsAg-positive mothers: breastfeeding, cracked or bleeding nipples, baby vaccine records and testing, and maternal liver follow-up.
- [HBsAg positive during pregnancy: a prevention checklist for parent-to-child transmission](https://openhbv.com/articles/hbsag-positive-during-pregnancy-a-prevention-checklist-for-parent-to-child-transmission.md?locale=en) — A practical checklist for pregnancy care, delivery preparation, newborn hepatitis B vaccination, HBIG, and follow-up testing.

## Related Sources

- [Hepatitis B Foundation Pregnancy and Breastfeeding](https://openhbv.com/sources/hepatitis-b-foundation-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding.md?locale=en) — https://www.hepb.org/treatment-and-management/pregnancy-and-hbv/
- [WHO Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of Hepatitis B](https://openhbv.com/sources/who-prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-hepatitis-b.md?locale=en) — https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/978-92-4-000270-8
- [WHO Hepatitis B Fact Sheet](https://openhbv.com/sources/who-hepatitis-b-fact-sheet.md?locale=en) — https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hepatitis-b
- [CDC Perinatal Hepatitis B Vaccine Administration](https://openhbv.com/sources/cdc-perinatal-hepatitis-b-vaccine-administration.md?locale=en) — https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis-b/hcp/perinatal-provider-overview/vaccine-administration.html
- [CDC Hepatitis B or C Infections and Breastfeeding](https://openhbv.com/sources/cdc-hepatitis-b-or-c-infections-and-breastfeeding.md?locale=en) — https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding-special-circumstances/hcp/illnesses-conditions/hepatitis-b-c.html