Pregnant women living with hepatitis B can safely give birth to virus-free babies.[Courtesy]
Every day during her pregnancy, Salima Sitet asked medics the same question: “Will my baby be born free of hepatitis B?”
It was in early 2025, just months after her elder brother died from hepatitis B virus complications.
At the time, Sitet was five months pregnant and attending her first antenatal clinic (ANC) visit.
It is during this ANC visit that she was tested for hepatitis B and told she was positive.
