Hepatitis C in Pregnancy: A Unique Opportunity to Improve the Hepatitis C Cascade of Care.

Published in: Hepatology communications (2018)

Hepatitis C has increasingly affected women of child-bearing age over the past few years as a result of the opioid epidemic. In this review, we discuss the effect of hepatitis C on pregnancy outcomes, effect of pregnancy on hepatitis C, as well as implications on management of hepatitis C during pregnancy.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
pain management
healthcare
chronic pain
palliative care
quality improvement
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
preterm birth
insulin resistance