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Hepatitis b & pregnancy: a silent threat?
30 juillet 2025
By Ana Espino | Published on July 30, 2025 | 2 min read
#HepatitisB #InfectiousDiseases #Pregnancy
Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can progress to a chronic form, leading to serious complications such as cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. In 2022, more than 254 million people were living with the virus, making hepatitis B the second leading cause of infectious mortality worldwide, after COVID-19. In pregnant women, the main concern is mother-to-child transmission, which exposes the newborn to a high risk of lifelong chronic infection.
#HepatitisB #InfectiousDiseases #Pregnancy
Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can progress to a chronic form, leading to serious complications such as cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. In 2022, more than 254 million people were living with the virus, making hepatitis B the second leading cause of infectious mortality worldwide, after COVID-19. In pregnant women, the main concern is mother-to-child transmission, which exposes the newborn to a high risk of lifelong chronic infection.
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Bitew, S. T., et al. (2025). Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and its associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia […]. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 83(1), 191
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