Hepatitis B Risk in Pregnancy

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection during pregnancy presents unique management issues for both the mother and the fetus. These include the effects of HBV on maternal and fetal health, the effects of pregnancy on the course of HBV infection, treatment of HBV during pregnancy, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (vertical transmission)

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