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Perinatal Hep B Prevention Program

 

 

 

 

The Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program aims to provide resources and technical support to local health departments and public health regions to identify, provide surveillance, and prevent perinatal hepatitis B.

Established in 1991, the Texas Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program works alongside public and private healthcare providers and coalitions to prevent perinatal hepatitis B transmission. The Program assists with and provides surveillance, case management, promotion of the universal birth dose, and collaboration between local health departments, medical providers, and laboratories.

Program Goals

  • Identify hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive pregnant women.
  • Ensure that infants of HBsAg-positive pregnant women receive hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) and hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
  • Ensure that infants complete the hepatitis B vaccine series and serological testing.
  • Identify household and sexual contacts to HBsAg positive mothers.
  • Vaccinate at risk contacts and conduct serological testing.
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