Hepatitis B virus in pregnant women and their offsprings in Minia

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out on 60 women in labor and their offsprings and 45 pregnant women, chosen randomly from those admitted to the labor ward and Outpatient Antenatal Care Unit of El-Menia University Hospital. Ten% of the 60 maternal samples and also their offsprings, 5 cases [11%] of pregnant women were positive for HBsAg using ELISA technique. The total incidence of HBsAg carrier status in women of study group was 10.4%. HBeAg was detected in 2 women in labor [3.3%], one of their offsprings was also positive for it. In pregnant group, only one was positive [2.2%]. The anti-HBe was found in B women in labor [13.3%], 6 [10%] of their offsprings and 6 [13.3%] pregnant women were positive for it. It was found that post history of C.S. And hepatitis were contributing factors for the presence of hepatitis markers while the parity is not