How to prevent perinatal hepatitis B transmission

 Pregnancy and delivery

 The DHS perinatal hepatitis B program

 Resources for physicians and healthcare providers

 2004 Survey

Resources for health-care providers
Who to call for assistance, information, and publications

Providers needing clinical consultation on managing a pregnant HBsAg-positive woman

• New screening law in Oregon (Section 333.019.0036)
• Contact your local health department's disease control office, or
• Contact the Immunization Program's epidemiology staff at 971-673-0300.
• After hours assistance: contact the on-call epidemiologist: 971-673-0300.
• Hepatitis B Investigative Guidelines (02/05) (pdf) (63K).

• Reporting forms can be found at the disease reporting forms index page.
• For state-supplied vaccine, contact the Vaccines For Children Program or
• Contact DHS's Immunization Program's health educators at 971-673-0300 for vaccine information, educational materials, and LIRs.
• For immunization histories on Oregon children, contact Immunization ALERT at 800-980-9431.
• Sample standing order   

• OPS endorses the Hepatitis B birthdose 
• Hepatitis B Birthdose CD Summary 
• New ACIP recommendations for perinatal Hepatitis B prevention  
• Current ACIP immunization schedule  
• Contact your local health department's disease control office
• DHS's hepatitis B page: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/acd/hepb
• Immunization Action Coalition: http://www.immunize.org/ and http://www.immunize.org/birthdose/
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Hepatitis Branch: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/index.htm

• CDC resources on perinatal Hepatitis B prevention program 
• Hepatitis B Shots for New Babies (pdf) (77.8 KB).
• All Kids Need Hepatitis B Shots (pdf) (65.8 KB).
• Hepatitis B Vaccine is Imperative for Families Adopting from Abroad (pdf) (27.9 KB).