Hepatitis C Seroprevalence Among Consecutive Labor and Delivery Admissions in Two New York City Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among women of childbearing age have increased as a result of the opioid epidemic, especially in the nonurban white population. Recently updated US Preventative Services Task Force and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance have recommended universal HCV screening during pregnancy, but obstetrics societies have not yet endorsed this recommendation. We evaluated the seroprevalence of HCV among pregnant women in an inner-city population, compared rates with other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) screened for during pregnancy, and evaluated factors associated with HCV positivity.

Methods

We performed a prospective seroprevalence study of consecutive labor and delivery admissions (both antepartum complications and de

SUBMITTER: Kushner T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7676505 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature