Question
A male patient with Hepatitis B surface antigen+ and an uninfected wife is planning to get pregnant. What special treatments or preventive measures should they take during pregnancy to ensure their child does not contract Hepatitis B?
Answer
Doctors suggest that for male patients with Hepatitis B surface antigen+ , the hepatitis B high-titer immunoglobulin should be administered after the 7th, 8th, and 9th months of pregnancy. After birth, the child should receive the first dose of hepatitis B high-titer immunoglobulin and hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours. Subsequently, the hepatitis B high-titer immunoglobulin and hepatitis B vaccine 30 micrograms should be administered at the second month and the sixth month, respectively, to maximize the prevention of Hepatitis B infection in the child.