A pregnant lady is diagnosed to be HBs Ag positive. Which of the following is the best way to prevent infection to the child:
Hepatitis vaccine to the child
Full course of Hepatitis B vaccine and immunoglobulin to the child
Hepatitis B immunoglobulin to the mother
Hepatitis B immunization to mother
The best way to prevent infection in a child born to HBsAg positive mother is to give both active and passive immunization.
Infants born to HBsAg positive mothers should be given hepatitis immunoglobulin (0.5 m 1/m) within 12 hours after birth. Along with this the first dose of hepatitis B recombinant vaccine is given.
This is followed by hepatitis B vaccine at 1 and 6 months.
Hepatitis B is not a contraindication for breastfeeding.
Now is the following question-answer exclusively nursing-related?:
id: f9be858f-ef2f-475e-9c82-ced530a1a623question: A pregnant lady is diagnosed to be HBs Ag positive. Which of the following is the best way to prevent infection to the child:opa: Hepatitis vaccine to the childopb: Full course of Hepatitis B vaccine and immunoglobulin to the childopc: Hepatitis B immunoglobulin to the motheropd: Hepatitis B immunization to mothercop: 1choice_type: singleexp: The best way to prevent infection in a child born to HBsAg positive mother is to give both active and passive immunization.
Infants born to HBsAg positive mothers should be given hepatitis immunoglobulin (0.5 m 1/m) within 12 hours after birth. Along with this the first dose of hepatitis B recombinant vaccine is given.
This is followed by hepatitis B vaccine at 1 and 6 months.
Hepatitis B is not a contraindication for breastfeeding.subject_name: Gynaecology & Obstetricstopic_name: None