Pregnancy in chronic active hepatitis with cirrhosis

ABSTRACT

Pregnancy in chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis is rare. There is an appreciable perinatal mortality and the effect of pregnancy on the underlying liver disease remains uncertain. Two patients with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis with cirrhosis who became pregnant during an active stage of their disease while on therapy are described. Both had an uneventful pregnancy with successful deliveries. One of the patients had two other prenancies but the pregnancy had to be terminated because of clinical deterioration. With close supervision patients with chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis may have successful pregnancies. (AU)