A Few Trivia Questions About Breastfeeding for Mothers with Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B mothers who gave birth to healthy babies are most concerned about breastfeeding issues, now summarize a few daily checkups are often asked questions, a little popular: 1, based on the hepatitis B virus infected maternal breast milk can be detected HBsAg and HBV DNA, so no longer based on the results of the detection of the content of the hepatitis B virus in breast milk to determine the issue of breastfeeding Beijing Mentougou District Wang Yu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Beijing 2. For HBsAg-positive mothers of hepatitis B whose viral load is less than 2 out of 10, breastfeeding is still safe, and the chances of transmitting the infection to the child through breast milk are relatively small. 3. 3. For HBeAg-positive mothers with high viral load (usually more than 5 times 10), breastfeeding should be taken with caution, although the Chinese Medical Association released the Clinical Guidelines on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus in 2013, which pointed out that after formal prevention, the newborns of pregnant women, whether they are HBeAg-positive or HBeAg-negative, can be breastfed. However, there is a lack of evidence-based medical evidence from a large sample, so we need to weigh the risks of breastfeeding, the safety of milk substitutes and the economic situation of the family, after all, we are still in the ranks of developing countries, and many factors need to be taken into account. 4, breastfeeding is the mother’s right and choice, breastmilk has economic, safe, convenient characteristics, worth advocating and promoting, but some pathological reasons to give up breastfeeding mothers should not blame themselves, your love for the baby is not limited to breast milk a form. 5, the newborn’s skin is delicate, the skin barrier function is not sound, hepatitis B mothers in the care of the baby pay attention to wash their hands, in the occurrence of cracked nipples, the baby’s oral mucous membranes have broken when trying to avoid breastfeeding, to prevent mother-to-child transmission. 6, Hepatitis B mothers breastfeeding time is best to about 6 months, continue breastfeeding may increase the risk of mother-to-child transmission, this point is based on clinical experience, the lack of perfect experimental control. Best of all, I wish our little ones grow up healthy and happy!