PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zhili Shao
AU  - Mohammad Al Tibi
AU  - Jamilé Wakim-Fleming
TI  - Update on viral hepatitis in pregnancy
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15139
DP  - 2017 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 202--206
VI  - 84
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/3/202.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/3/202.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2017 Mar 01; 84
AB  - 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.