QUESTION
Do hospitals test mothers for hepatitis B during childbirth, and is there a full panel test?
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Hospitals' testing for hepatitis B during childbirth varies based on provider recommendations and the individual's risk factors, not as part of standard vaccine guidelines.
- Testing practices for hepatitis B at the time of childbirth are dependent on the healthcare provider and the mother's risk factors.
- The primary goal is to eliminate neonatal transmission of hepatitis B.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics (ASAP) recommends measures to prevent neonatal transmission of hepatitis B.
- Standard vaccine guidelines do not include mandatory testing for hepatitis B for mothers in hospitals during childbirth.
Kristy Marmorato
0:39:38
Do they test mothers in the hospital for hepatitis b?
0:39:40
Do they do a full panel once they're there to give birth?
Dr. Celia Quinn
0:39:45
So and that's not part of the like vaccine recommendations.
0:39:50
That some of those recommendations are gonna be dependent on the provider, the person's risk factor.
0:39:56
But, again, from a popular perspective, our goal is to eliminate neonatal transmission of hepatitis b, and that's why the ASAP has made that recommendation.