Mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis B remains the main cause of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in China.With the passive-active immunoprophylaxis,only <1 % infants born to HBV-infected mothers with negative HBeAg become chronically infected;however,approximately 10% of the infants born to HBeAg-positive mothers are infected.The major risk factor of transmission is high maternal HBV DNA level or HBeAg positivity.Recently,it is shown that the use of nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) against HBV infection in pregnant women with positive HBeAg may reduce or eliminate the mother-to-infant transmission.However,the safety of these drugs is the major concern because using NAs during pregnancy appears to be associated with more adverse events for both pregnant women/mothers and their fetus/infants.Thus,it should be cautious to treat pregnant women with NAs for the prevention of mother-to infant transmission of hepatitis B.