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.

• Hepatitis B and You
  A health education program from the CDC, designed for women who test positive for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) during pregnancy. Attention: Non-MDH link

• Hepatitis B Fact Sheet (PDF: 62KB/2 pages)
  MDH fact sheet, adapted from the CDC.

• 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: 771MB/22 pages)
  Link to the hepatitis B chapter in the Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Pink Book, 8th Edition, 2nd Printing (February 2004). Attention: Non-MDH link

Clinical features, testing, and reporting

• Sample Standing Orders - Universal Birth Dosing of Hepatitis B Vaccine (PDF: 44KB/1 page)
  Sample standing orders for hospitals in giving universal birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine.

• Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Protocols (PDF: 78KB/3 pages)
  Clinical guidelines for preventing perinatal hepatitis B transmission to infants of hepatitis B positive mothers or hepatitis B carrier mothers.

• Hepatitis B Virus: Nomenclature and Interpretation of Laboratory Tests (PDF: 37KB/1 page)
  Information for health professionals on how to interpret hepatitis B lab results.

• Perinatal Hepatitis B Carrier: Pregnancy Report (PDF: 65KB/1 page)
  Clinics should report HBsAg-positive pregnant women within one working day of the knowledge of the pregnancy. Updated 1/08
  

• Perinatal Hepatitis B Birth Report (PDF: 74KB/1 page)
  Hospitals should report perinatal transmission of hepatitis B to MDH within 24 hours of birth using this form. Updated 1/08

• Perinatal Hepatitis B Household Contact Follow-Up Report (PDF: 29KB/1 page)
  Report form for household contacts of perinatal hepatitis B cases. Added 2/09
  

• Labor and Delivery and Nursery Unit Guidelines to Prevent Hepatitis B Virus Transmission
  An example of hospital guidelines to help establish 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

• Hepatitis B Vaccine Information for Health Professionals
  Technical schedules for administering the Hepatitis B Vaccine.

• Recommended Doses of Hepatitis B Vaccine (PDF 54KB/1 page)
  Immunization schedule and recommended doses of hepatitis B vaccine by age and vaccine type. Updated 10/07

• 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: 42KB/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.
  
  • Stop Hepatitis B for Every Baby – HBsAg test ALL Pregnant Woman, 11X 17 (PDF: 197KB/1 page)
    
  • Stop Hepatitis B for Every Baby – Determine Maternal HBsAg Status Upon Admission, 8.5 x 11 (PDF: 97KB/1 page)
    
    
• Minnesota Refugee Health Provider Guide: Hepatitis B
  A resource to assist providers in screening for hepatitis B on the Minnesota Initial Refugee Health Assessment.

• Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  "The Pink Book" 10th edition, with individual chapters available in pdf format. Attention: non-MDH link.

• 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

• Lab Audit Request Letter (PDF: 19KB/1 page)

• Hepatitis B Lab Reporting Audits Procedure (PDF: 26KB/3 pages)
  

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