BREASTFEEDING AND TREATMENT OF THE BABY WITH HEPATITIS B - INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Can I breastfeed taking Hepatitis B?



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The Brazilian Society of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding even if the mother has the hepatitis B virus. Breastfeeding should be done even if the baby has not yet received the hepatitis B vaccine. Although the hepatitis B virus is found in breast milk infected woman does not exist in sufficient quantity to cause infection in the baby