You are here Home Recommendations Recommendations Pregnant women are recommended to be screened for HBsAg Listen Print Share Twitter Facebook Email Routine antenatal screening of all pregnant women for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is recommended. This allows appropriate measures to be taken to prevent newborn infants developing chronic hepatitis B.23-25 See Infants born to mothers who are hepatitis B surface antigen–positive are recommended to receive both hepatitis B vaccine and HBIG. Related diseases Hepatitis B Page history Last updated 4 June 2018 Last reviewed 4 June 2018 Is there anything wrong with this page? Help us improve the Australian Immunisation Handbook What you were doing? (required) What went wrong? (required) Leave this field blank
