All the news Showing 7 of 7 articles from: Mother to childGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Simplified tenofovir regimen as effective as recommended preventive treatment in pregnant women with hepatitis B Keith Alcorn / 14 November 2022 A simplified regimen for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B was just as effective as the standard preventive regimen in pregnant women with very high virus levels and is likely ... Immunoglobulin-free strategy highly effective for prevention of mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission in Cambodia Keith Alcorn / 22 February 2022 A hepatitis B immunuglobulin-free strategy for prevention of mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission is feasible and highly effective in a resource-limited setting if tenofovir is given for at least four weeks prior to delivery, ... Tenofovir alafenamide prevents mother-to-child hepatitis B virus transmission Liz Highleyman / 20 November 2020 Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF; Vemlidy) is highly effective at preventing transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mothers with a high viral load to their infants, according to a pair of studies presented ... New WHO guidance on preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B Keith Alcorn / 28 July 2020 Pregnant women who test positive for hepatitis B infection and have a high level of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the blood should receive preventive antiviral therapy with tenofovir from the 28th week ... Tenofovir DF does not reduce the risk of mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission Liz Highleyman / 14 March 2018 Mothers who took tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Viread) during pregnancy did not have a significantly lower risk of transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV) to their infants compared with those who used ... Tenofovir during pregnancy reduces risk of mother-to-child hepatitis B virus transmission Liz Highleyman / 23 November 2015 Women with chronic hepatitis B and high viral load who were treated with tenofovir (Viread) during pregnancy were significantly less likely to transmit hepatitis B virus (HBV) to their babies, according to study ... Tenofovir may help prevent mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission Liz Highleyman / 11 October 2013 Taking tenofovir (Viread) during the final months of pregnancy may provide extra protection against perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) along with immunisation of the infant, according to a late-breaker presentation on ... ← First1Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive