Why are pregnant women more likely to get hepatitis B?

Hepatitis B is a type of viral hepatitis, which is contagious and can be transmitted through blood, mother-to-child transmission, close contact transmission, and sexual intercourse. Pregnant women with hepatitis B virus are very likely to infect the fetus and cause harm to the fetus. Pregnant women should see a doctor regularly for liver function tests and B-ultrasound examinations, and pay attention to maintaining adequate sleep. Let’s discuss why pregnant women are very likely to get hepatitis B?

It is not that pregnant women are easily infected with hepatitis B virus. First of all, the transmission route of hepatitis B virus must be established, which mainly includes blood transmission, mother-to-child transmission and sexual contact transmission. The susceptible population is generally that there are hepatitis B carriers in the family. It is mainly dominated by vertical transmission through maternal and child products. Infants are more susceptible to hepatitis B virus infection, which is mostly related to low resistance and low immunity. Some people who have long-term contact with hepatitis B patients are also susceptible to hepatitis B virus infection.

Pregnant women are just a special family, but they are not a risk source for hepatitis B virus infection. Therefore, it is not that pregnant women are prone to hepatitis B, but the risk of living environment or contact with hepatitis B virus is high. They are prone to hepatitis B through intravenous or unclean sexual life, and without hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B antibodies. Therefore, it is not that pregnant women are prone to hepatitis B, but under the condition of infection risk sources, they are prone to infection when they do not have antigens.

Pregnant women with hepatitis B need to pay attention to going to a reliable designated medical institution to test hepatitis B virus DNA and liver function tests in the sixth and seventh months of pregnancy. If the HBV DNA result is very high, it proves that the patient has a high HBV load and antiviral drugs are needed to control the virus infection. The liver function test results of pregnant women show a certain increase in transaminase, and patients need to use enzyme-lowering drugs to lower transaminase. After the child is born, mother-to-child transmission should be blocked. After this, the child will not be easily infected with the hepatitis B virus.