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Can I breastfeed if I am a hepatitis B carrier?

In Hong Kong babies of hepatitis B carrier mothers will receive hepatitis B immunoglobulin and hepatitis B vaccine at birth, followed by 2 more doses of hepatitis B vaccine at 1 month and 6 months old. Hence, it is safe for you to breastfeed and needless to worry about transmitting the virus through breastmilk.