Research Article

Efficacy and Safety of Lamivudine or Telbivudine in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus: A Real-World Study

Table 3

Comparisons of offspring of pregnant mothers infected with hepatitis B virus among three groups.

VariableLAM group ()LdT group ()Control group ()

Gestational age (weeks)0.088
Gender (male/female)192/174685/613530/4540.842
Infant weight (g)0.523
Infant length (cm)0.624
Premature birth/low birth weight (%)15 (4.1)56 (4.3)39 (4.0)0.916
Birth abnormalities (%)9 (2.5)26 (2.0)33 (3.4)0.129
Apgar at 1 min10 (3, 10)10 (5, 10)10 (4, 10)0.081
Apgar at 5 min10 (3, 10)10 (7, 10)10 (5, 10)0.314
Apgar at 10 min10 (3, 10)10 (8, 10)10 (3, 10)0.571

Birth abnormalities include birth defects, stillbirth, and death within 24 hours of birth.