The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Association of Pediatrics recommend that the Hepatitis B vaccine be administered at birth to protect newborns from this disease. The program empowers health care providers to discuss the Hepatitis B birth dose with new parents and provides useful information and tools.
Joseph Schwab MD, MPH, FAAP, is an associate professor of pediatrics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, and Rosemary Bello Hornack, CNM, MSN, a staff midwife at St. Joseph’s Medical Center will share their expertise in this informative session for nurses, midwives, doulas, community health workers, and other health care professionals.
