Hepatitis B and Breastfeeding

Women with hepatitis B are encouraged to breastfeed their babies since the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh the very small potential risk of transmitting the virus through breast milk. Since all newborns should receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, this further reduces any small risk of transmission.

According to the leading hepatitis B experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), it is safe for an infected mother to breastfeed her infant. For more information, visit the CDC website.

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