What We Do
The Kansas Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program (PHBPP) has sought to protect infants from hepatitis B infection since 1990. This is a coordinated effort with prenatal providers, hospitals, and local health departments to help a new mom safeguard her newborn.
Key Steps to Protecting Baby
- Within 12 Hours of Birth
- 1st dose of hepatitis B vaccine
- HBIG
- By 6 Months Old
- Complete hepatitis B vaccine series
- At 9 Months Old