[Management of liver disease during pregnancy]

ABSTRACT

Several liver diseases can be observed during pregnancy. Some are proper to pregnancy and others are not. To study and to analyze the different liver diseases encountered during pregnancy and describe their management. Retrospective study of 97 patients having a liver disease during their pregnancy, the cases were managed in the department "C" of obstetrics and newborn of Tunis. The prevalence of hepatopathy associated to pregnancy was 1.61 in our study. The mean term was 35 weeks of amenorrhea. 45% of labors were induced prematurily. 21 patients were transferred to intensive care unit after delivery due to the severity of their pathology. No maternal death was noted. The better comprehension of physiopathology of this association can help to improve the patients care