A Real-world Prospective Study of Mother-to-child Transmission of HBV in China Using a Mobile Health Application (Shield 01)

Background and Aims: The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region set a target of eliminating mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) by 2030. To assess the feasibility of this target in China, we carried out an epidemiological study to investigate the status quo of MTCT in the real-world setting.