Current practice where I work is for babies of Hep B +ve mothers to have
gammaglobulin injection immediately post delivery (before first feed) and
then the full Hepatitis B vaccination series. But they all breastfeed
immediately after the first injection of gammaglobulin, as far as I know.
Kirsten Blacker
RN RM
Australia
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