Hepatitis is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation. Mother to child transmission during pregnancy could be prevented by anti-viral therapy.

‘Antiviral drug tenofovir when given to pregnant women may prevent the mother to child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV).’

Chronic HBV infection affects approximately 240 million people worldwide. Without treatment, it is transmitted from mother to baby in about 90% of births, often causing liver disease as the child grows up. More than 600,000 people die annually because of HBV complications.




Source-Eurekalert