biostudies-literatureUnknown10Liu DNational Natural Science Foundation of China<h4>Background</h4>A study of the current situation and characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among Chinese pregnant women is meaningful to provide baseline information for future research and policy making, with an aim to eliminate HBV in China.<h4>Objectives</h4>To provide the epidemiological status of HBV infection among pregnant women in China.<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, and three Chinese databases were searched. Cohort studies and cross-sectional studies on HBV prevalence in Chinese pregnant women, published after 2016, were retrieved. In addition, combined HBV prevalence and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. This research was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021289123).<h4>Main results</h4>A total of 42 studies were included in the stuFrontiers in public health879289https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9039058biostudies-literatureHepatitis B Infection Among Pregnant Women in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.PMC9039058Ni JLiu YLi HZeng LYu QWu BZhang LLiu DZhang CfalseHepatitis B Infection Among Pregnant Women in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.<h4>Background</h4>A study of the current situation and characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among Chinese pregnant women is meaningful to provide baseline information for future research and policy making, with an aim to eliminate HBV in China.<h4>Objectives</h4>To provide the epidemiological status of HBV infection among pregnant women in China.<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, and three Chinese databases were searched. Cohort studies and cross-sectional studies on HBV prevalence in Chinese pregnant women, published after 2016, were retrieved. In addition, combined HBV prevalence and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. This research was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021289123).<h4>Main results</h4>A total of 42 studies were included in the stu2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222026-06-05T06:42:27.492Z2025-04-19T12:59:28.951ZS-EPMC90390583549337810.3389/fpubh.2022.879289