How are Hepatitis B and C transmitted to children?
Hepatitis B can be transmitted from an infected mother to her baby during childbirth, a process known as perinatal transmission. Other common routes include contact with infected blood or body fluids, sharing needles, and unprotected sex. Hepatitis C is primarily transmitted through contact with the blood of an infected person, which can occur through sharing needles or from mother to child during childbirth, though this is less common than HBV.
