Perinatal Hep B Manual: Hospital (2013)

The Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program was established in 1991 to prevent hepatitis B transmission from pregnant women to their infants and household and sexual contacts. Prevention of perinatal hepatitis B transmission requires the coordinated transfer of information between primary care providers, hospitals, laboratories, and the state and local health departments.  

All documents were reviewed as of May 2013.

General 

• Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program (PHBPP)   Updated
• Your Role in the PHBPP 
• PHBPP Services 
• Infant in MI Dies from Perinatal Hep. B Virus Infection 
• Graph of Michigan's PHBPP Results   Updated

Prevention 

• What Hospitals Need to Know   Updated
• Hospital Responsibilities for Pregnant Women & Babies
• Hospital Policies & Procedures to Prevent Perinatal HBV Transmission
• New Name  Guidance for Developing Admission Orders in Labor & Delivery and Newborn Units to Prevent HBV Transmission  Updated
• Protect Newborns Guide (Give birth to the end of HepB)  New
• Recommendations for Universal Vaccination of Infants
• Hep B Prevention Pocket Guide   New

Maternal 

• Hepatitis B Facts: Testing and Vaccination 
• Reportable Diseases in MI & MI Health Depts Directory 
• Immunization & Pregnancy Chart   Updated 
• Routine Injectable Vaccine Administration for Adults   Updated
• Vaccine Administration Record (VAR) for Adults   Updated
• Guide for Using VAR for Adults 
• Important Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) Facts   Updated

Infant 

• Give the Birth Dose 
• Hep B Vaccine & HBIG Administration for Infants 
• Dosages of HepB Vaccine & HBIG Including Combo Vaccines 
• Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know VIS 
• Important Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) Facts   Updated
• Guide for Using the Vaccine Administration Record for Children & Teens 
• Vaccine Administration Record for Children & Teens   Updated

Reporting 

• Hep B Perinatal Case Report-Infant/Contact Form   Updated
• Submission of the Electronic Birth Certificate (EBC) Birth Dose HepB Vaccine and/or HBIG Data 
• Completing the Newborn Screening Card   Updated
• Newborn Screening Card 

Resources

• Breastfeeding and HBV   New
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit   New
• Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination Program for Newborns including Hospital Enrollment Form   Updated
• Countries with Moderate or High Rates of Hepatitis B
• Order Free Immunization Brochures & Materials   Updated
• Websites for Hepatitis Resources   Updated
• 2013 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule   Updated
• Catch-up Immunization Schedule (4 mo-18 yrs)   Updated
• Hepatitis B: What Parents Need to Know   (Brochure)   Updated
• Protect Your Baby for Life: Hep B & Your Baby 
• Protect Your Baby for Life: When a Pregnant Woman has Hep B 
• Important (Yellow Card; and on the back, To Health Care Providers)
• Alert Sticker 
• Individual Immunization Record