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This program has been designed to educate hospital labor and delivery staff and nursery staff on perinatal hepatitis B prevention. It is a short (about 20 minute) program designed to cover the following topics related to perinatal hepatitis B prevention:
• The liver and hepatitis
• Risk factors and mode of transmission for hepatitis B
• Symptoms of hepatitis B infection
• Hepatitis B burden in the US and in Colorado
• Testing for hepatitis B in pregnant women
• Vaccination of newborns to prevent hepatitis B infection
• Post vaccination testing
• Hepatitis B and the healthcare worker
• Helpful resources
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