Importance of complete response for outcomes of pregnancy in patients with autoimmune hepatitis.
Susan E FischerElsemieke S de VriesMaarten E TushuizenYnto S de BoerAdriaan J P van der MeerRobert A de ManJohannes T BrouwerJohan P KuyvenhovenMichael Klemt-KroppTom J G GeversEric T T L TjwaEdith M M KuiperMarc A M T VerhagenPhilip W FriederichBart van HoekPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
Pregnancy in AIH is related to an increased incidence of maternal and fetal/neonatal complications, in most cases outcome is good. Incomplete biochemical response at conception or relapse in the year before conception are risk factors for gestational and postpartum relapses, for hypertensive disorders and for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Cirrhosis was a risk factor for miscarriages.