Update on viral hepatitis in pregnancy.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15139.
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Abstract
Pregnant women with acute viral hepatitis are at higher risk of morbidity and death than pregnant women with chronic viral hepatitis. The risk of death is highest with acute viral hepatitis E, and the rate of transmission to the baby may be highest with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Managing viral hepatitis in pregnancy requires assessing the risk of transmission to the baby, determining the gestational age at the time of infection and the mother's risk of decompensation, and understanding the side effects of antiviral drugs.
Medical subject headings
- Antiviral Agents
- Hepatitis, Viral, Human
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious