Association of chronic hepatitis B virus infection with preterm birth: our experience and meta-analysis.

Ai-Min CuiJian-Guo ShaoHai-Bo LiYi ShenZhi-Xian ChenSheng ZhangZhao-Lian BianGang QinXiao-Yan Cheng

Published in: Journal of perinatal medicine (2018)

While maternal HBV carriers did not have a higher incidence of PTB in our cohort, the meta-analysis indicates that individuals with chronic HBV infection appeared to be at risk of PTB as a whole.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
hepatitis b virus
systematic review
low birth weight
gestational age
liver failure
birth weight
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
pregnancy outcomes
drug induced
weight gain