Abstract
Current pediatric vaccination schedules in the United States are based on age. In contrast, adults are vaccinated against most infectious diseases, including hepatitis A and B, only when they are identified as at high risk or after a known exposure. There are multiple risk factors for hepatitis A and B of which clinicians often are not aware. Consequently, many persons at high risk are never vaccinated. Universal vaccination against hepatitis A and B is recommended for adults to halt transmission of the virus and prevent long-term sequelae. Women and their offspring are an especially important population to consider in efforts to reduce the incidence of hepatitis. The following recommendations for expanding the use of hepatitis vaccines in obstetrics and gynecology are made in this article: all older adolescents and adults should be vaccinated regardless of risk factors, and greater efforts should be made to educate physicians about the need to vaccinate their patients against hepatitis.
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