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Asking for Sister, Female, 26 years old, Rawalpindi
My sister is in 4th month of pregnancy.She is recently diagnosed with hepatitis B. Can you please tell the preventive Measures that should be taken be her to keep herself and her baby safe. Also guide the diet plan for her. And can hepatitis B can be transferred to her husband through sexual contact?
no need of treatment now for baby so u should give hepatitis B immunoglubuline and Hepatitis angrex B vaccine withing 12 hours of baby that prevant 90% or transmission. and for ur sister she will do again HbsAg test after six months if positive then PCR and also do test of husband HBsAg
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1-nothing can b done fr vertical transmission
2-yes husband can get
3-feto maternal surveillance is required-regular LFTs ultrasounds CP co-agulation profile etc to hv a watch on baby and mother health
4-vitamin K supplementation shud b done if indicated wth consent from the care giver
5-care giver shud b informed about her positive virology before hand fr necessary precautions during delivery
6.immediately aft delivery baby virolgy shud b done and instructions by the care giver shud b carried out about breast feeding and vaccination
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