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Hepatitis B latest percentage of pregnant women tested for hepatitis B virus

Last updated on Thursday, 20 November 2025 at 03:15pm

Summary

Topic
Hepatitis-B
Category
headline
API name
hepatitis-b_headline_coverageOfmaternalAntenatalTesting

Rationale

This metric shows the proportion of pregnant women who are tested for hepatitis B virus in England. Hepatitis B screening is recommended to be offered and recommended to all women in every pregnancy. This helps to ensure that pregnant women living with hepatitis B are diagnosed and interventions are implemented to prevent transmission of hepatitis B to their children. The World Health Organisation (WHO) programmatic targets for evidence elimination is for 90% or above of eligible women to be tested in pregnancy.

Methodology

Data collected from NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy screening (IDPS) program. The number of women tested for hepatitis B is divided by the total number of women booked for antenatal care. Eligible women are the total number of pregnant women booked for antenatal care during the reporting period, or presenting in labour without previously booked for antenatal care, excluding women who:

  • Miscarry between booking and testing
  • Opt for termination between booking and testing
  • Transfer out between booking and testing (where they do not have a result)
  • Transfer in who have a result from a screening test performed elsewhere in the NHS in this pregnancy

Caveats

Data may not include tests done outside NHS antenatal care. Uptake rates may be different between regions.

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