Abstract:Objective To explore the changes of placental phenotype and placental efficiency in the placenta of HBV infection, and to find out the regularity of mother to child transmission. Methods Totally 132 cases of pregnant women with HBsAg (+) full term pregnancy were studied. Measurement of the length (length), length (width), thickness, estimated placental weight and fetal weight of the placenta before the B-ultrasound of the pregnant woman, and calculation of placenta volume and efficiency were performed; by chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) and PCR technique, the characterization of HBsAg and HBV DNA of placental tissue after delivery was detected. Results Among 132 cases of HBsAg (+) placenta, 11 cases of HBsAg and/or HBVDNA were positive and 121 cases were negative. The positive rate is 8.33% (11/132). Compared with the negative group, the former placenta length, volume and efficiency are smaller in the positive group, and the difference is statistically significant (P?0.05). There is no statistical difference in the width of the two groups (P?>?0.05). Conclusion HBV infection can change the morphology of placenta, and it has been phenotype as early as the placenta period. HBV infection can greatly reduce the length, volume and efficiency of the placenta, thus affecting the function of the placenta, and finally lead to the occurrence of HBV intrauterine infection.