Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Introduction- Hepatitis with pregnancy is now a common disease among pregnant women on the labour ward. Hepatitis B and C has more complications while Hepatitis E with pregnancy has higher mortality rate. The present study was conducted to determine the cases of hepatitis in pregnant women. Materials & Methods- The present study was conducted in the department of Gynaecology & Obstectrics on 68 pregnant women with history of hepatitis. In all patients, blood biochemistry and liver enzymes estimation was done.
Results- Out of 68 patients, 42 were multigravid and 26 were primigravid. The difference was significant (P- 0.01).Hepatitis A was seen in 20 patients, hepatitis B in 28, hepatitis C in 13 and hepatitis E in I 7 patients. The difference was significant (P- 0.02). There were 9 preterm birth, 2 low birth weight and 12 IUD babies. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Common maternal complications was ascites (1), abruption (5), DIC (4), cholestasis (1), GI bleed (2), hepatic encephalopathy (1) preeclampsia (4). The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion- Pregnant mothers should be managed as high risk group to improve their outcome. Neonatal immunization should be both active and passive even if government has to bear the cost. Blood and blood products needs to be screened to reduce hepatitis B and C.
Key words- Hepatitis, Multigravid, Preeclampsia

Corresponding Author: Dr. Seema Mishra, Associate Professor, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadia, Barabanki U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Gupta A, Mishra S. Hepatitis Virus Infection in Pregnant Women- A Clinical Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(3):135-137.