Perinatal Hepatitis B Information for Health Professionals
Information for health professionals on perinatal hepatitis B.
On this page:
Disease facts
Clinical features, testing, and reporting
Vaccine information
Other resources
Disease facts
- Perinatal
Hepatitis B Prevention Program
The Minnesota Department of Health's Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program identifies and treats infants born to hepatitis B infected mothers to prevent perinatally acquired infection.
- Viral
Hepatitis B
CDC's main page on Hepatitis B. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Hepatitis A, B, and C Prevention
Programs
Information and programs for adults and adolescents at risk from the Immunization Action Coalition. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Images
of Diseases: Hepatitis B
The CDC offers links to sites with photographs of people with hepatitis B. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Hepatitis
B Disease (PDF: 658MB/24 pages)
Link to the hepatitis B chapter in the Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Pink Book, 11th Edition (May 2009). Attention: Non-MDH link
Clinical features, testing, and reporting
- The Role of Pediatric Primary Care Providers in Preventing Perinatal Hepatitis B (PDF: 127KB/2 pages)
List of action steps for pediatric primary care providers to prevent perinatal hepatitis B.
- The Role of Prenatal Care Providers in Preventing Perinatal Hepatitis B (PDF: 133KB/2 pages)
List of action steps for prenatal care providers to prevent perinatal hepatitis B.
- The Role of Local Public Health in Preventing Perinatal Hepatitis B (PDF: 147KB/2 pages)
List of action steps for local public health to prevent perinatal hepatitis B.
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Immunization and Follow-Up Report (PDF: 471KB/1 page)
Form that MDH uses to notify LPH of a pregnant woman diagnosed with hepatitis B, and that LPH uses for case management.
- Pediatric Hepatitis B Vaccination Schedule and PVS Guidance (PDF: 53KB/1 page)
Clinical guidelines for pediatric hepatitis B vaccination, post-vaccination serology (PVS), and follow-up.
- Preterm Infant Hepatitis B Vaccination and Serology Schedule (PDF: 43KB/1 page)
Clinical guidelines for vaccination and serology of preterm infants weighing less than 2000 grams.
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Exposure Notification Letter (Word: 28KB/1 page)
Modifiable template letter for local public health to inform health care providers of infants in their care that have been exposed to hepatitis B during birth. To be used with the Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Vaccination Serology Results and Preterm Infant Hepatitis B Vaccination and Serology Schedule.
- Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Vaccination Serology Results (Word: 53KB/1 page)
Form for pediatric providers to complete and return to local public health to confirm hepatitis B immunity in exposed infants.
- Pediatric Hepatitis B Second Vaccination Series and Serology Letter (Word: 41KB/1 page)
Template letter for local public health to customize and send to health care providers
- Premature Case Closure Letter (Word: 25KB/1 page)
Template letter for local public health to send to physicians when a mother is lost to follow-up and the infant has not completed the vaccine series and/or post-vaccination serology.
- Unable to Contact Letter (Word: 27KB/1 pages)
Template letter for local public health to send to mother's with HBV that they are unable to contact by phone.
- Transfer of Perinatal Hepatitis B Client to New County (Word: 73KB/1 page)
Sample of a form with the necessary information local public health would need when a hepatitis B client moves to a new county.
- Hepatitis
B Facts: Testing and Vaccination (PDF: 99KB/1 page)
Information for health professionals on who should be vaccinated, how to interpret hepatitis B lab results, and managing chronic HBV infection. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Pregnancy Report
(PDF: 22KB/1 page)
Clinics should report HBsAg-positive pregnant women within one working day of the knowledge of the pregnancy.
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Birth Report (PDF: 29KB/1 page)
Hospitals should report perinatal transmission of hepatitis B to MDH within 24 hours of birth using this form.
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Household Contact Follow-Up Report (PDF: 29KB/1 page)
Report form for household contacts of perinatal hepatitis B cases.
- Admission Orders for Labor and Delivery
and Newborn Units to Prevent Hepatitis B Virus Transmission
An example of hospital standing orders for preventing perinatal hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in labor and delivery and nursery units. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Reporting
Perinatal Hepatitis B
In order to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B to newborns, all cases of HBsAg-positive pregnant women should also be reported to MDH.
- Medical Management of Chronic Hepatitis B in Children and
Adults.
A compilation of informational materials for the management of chronic hepatitis B from the Immunization Action Coalition. - Management of
chronic hepatitis B in adults B.J. McMahon, MD
Attention: Non-MDH link - Does your
patient have chronic hepatitis B? Coleman Smith, MD
Attention: Non-MDH link - What the physician can do to help the child with chronic HBV infection S.J. Schwarzenberg, MD Attention: Non-MDH link
Vaccine Information
- Recommended
Doses of Hepatitis B Vaccine (PDF: 26KB/1 page)
Immunization schedule and recommended doses of hepatitis B vaccine by age and vaccine type. Updated 10/12
- Recombivax:
Hepatitis B Vaccine Package Insert
From Merck: Hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax). Attention: non-MDH link
- Engerix-B: Hepatitis
B Vaccine Package Insert
From GlaxoSmithKline: Hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix-B) Attention: non-MDH link
- Hepatitis B Vaccine
Safety
Immunization Action Coalition. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Hepatitis B Vaccine
Information Statement (VIS)
CDC's Vaccine Information Statement available in English and other languages from the Immunization Action Coalition. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Hepatitis B Vaccine
Information for Patients
Basic fact sheets about hepatitis B vaccine, including materials that can be given to patients.
- Immunization Schedules
for Health Professionals
Minnesota childhood, adult, and international travel immunization schedules both technical and patient versions.
Other resources
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Materials -
Order Form (PDF: 100KB/2 pages)
Order print materials on perinatal hepatitis B for patients and providers
- Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention
Pocket Guide
A pocket guide to assist healthcare providers with recommended strategies to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B including the vaccine schedule for infants born to HBsAg positive mothers.
- Stop Hepatitis B Posters
Poster for hospitals and clinics.
- Hep B Moms
Resources for providers to help moms with hep B during pregnancy, during delivery, and after delivery. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Minnesota Refugee Health
Provider Guide: Hepatitis B
A resource to assist providers in screening for hepatitis B on the Minnesota Initial Refugee Health Assessment.
- Hepatitis B
Perinatal Reporting and HIPAA
posted 4/28/2003
- April 11 MMWR, early release: HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health; Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Immunization Data Sharing
and HIPAA
posted 4/28/2003
