Perinatal Hepatitis B Statistics
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) provides case management to infants born to hepatitis B positive women. Of these infants, over 99%received treatment (consisting of vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin) at birth.
Hepatitis B is transmitted very efficiently from an infected woman to her infant at birth. If infected, up to 90% of babies will develop chronic hepatitis B infection which can lead to liver damage, liver failure, liver cancer and even death. Treatment initiated within 12 hours after birth is up to 94% effective at preventing this serious infection. Prevention efforts depend upon maintaining high treatment rates.
| Year | Number of infants born to hepatitis B-positive women in MN | Number of infants identified as hepatitis B-positive during reporting year |
| 2009 | 410 | 4 |
| 2010 | 457 | 5 |
| 2011 | 414 | 1 |
| 2012 | 457 | 1 |
| 2013 | 404 | 1 |
| 2014 | 443 | 0 |
| 2015 | 409 | 3 |
| 2016 | 428 | 1 |
| 2017 | 413 | 0 |
| 2018 | 375 | 0 |
Disease Control Newsletter (DCN)
Annual Summary of hepatitis B disease in Minnesota, including perinatal hepatitis B. Archives available on the web from 1997-2019.