Protect Your Baby for Life: Hepatitis B and Your Baby

This information sheet describes hepatitis B and explains how the disease is transmitted. It emphasizes that babies are at risk for hepatitis B. Since hepatitis is preventable, this pamphlet advises pregnant women to get tested routinely as part of their prenatal care. It promotes vaccine as one of the most important and effective ways to prevent the disease, and notes that CDC recommends babies get the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine before leaving the hospital.