Question
The mother was diagnosed with a positive Hepatitis C after childbirth. Will this infection be transmitted to the baby born by cesarean section? What is the probability of transmission? At what age can the child be tested? If infected, does it mean that lifelong blood tests will always be positive? Urgently waiting for answers!
Answer
Hello, it is recommended that pregnant women receive the hepatitis B high-titer immune globulin injection at 7, 8, and 9 months of pregnancy. After birth, the child should receive the first dose of hepatitis B high-titer immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours.