Stop mother-to-child transmission to realise a hepatitis B-free generation

- Cantonese dubbed with traditional Chinese and English subtitles
- Produced in 2021
- Duration: 1 minute and 24 seconds
- Watch video: https://youtu.be/5_FFuOKVVb4

Transcript

• In 2019, about 4% of pregnant women had hepatitis B in Hong Kong
• I am among the 4% getting infected
• The doctor said that hepatitis B virus (HBV) could be transmitted from mother to baby
• In fact, my mother also has hepatitis B. Currently there is no available medication for a cure
• Without any preventive measures, there is high chance for me to transmit the virus to my baby
• If a baby has chronic hepatitis B, he may even develop cirrhosis and liver cancer in later life!
• When the doctor mentioned about this, I was very worried
• I worried that HBV would be transmitted to my baby
• Fortunately the doctor told me about the actions for protecting baby
• During my antenatal blood testing, the HBV viral load in blood was found to be high
• The doctor advised me to take antiviral medication starting from the third trimester
• For the sake of baby’s health, I will take the medication daily as prescribed
• which can significantly reduce the transmission risk of hepatitis B
• Moreover, baby has to receive hepatitis B immunoglobulin within 24 hours after birth
• and the 3-dose course of hepatitis B vaccination, just like other babies born in Hong Kong
• I will take my baby for hepatitis B vaccination as scheduled to protect him from HBV infection
• Stop mother-to-child transmission to realise a hepatitis B-free generation
• For more details, please visit www.hepatitis.gov.hk