Historical Analysis of the Risk of Hepatitis E and Its Complications in Pregnant Women in Nepal, 1996–1998

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 105; no. 2; pp. 440 - 448
• Main Authors: Scott, Robert McNair, Kmush, Brittany L., Norkye, Kundu, Hada, Meera, Shrestha, Mrigendra Prasad, Vaughn, David W., Myint, Khin Saw Aye, Endy, Timothy P., Shrestha, Sanjaya K., Innis, Bruce L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Institute of Tropical Medicine 01.08.2021; The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Fetal Death; Hepatitis; Hepatitis E - epidemiology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Maternal Death; Maternal Mortality; Nepal - epidemiology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnant Women; Premature Birth; Short Report; Stillbirth; Viral Hepatitis Vaccines; Nepal

Hepatitis E (HE) during pregnancy can be fatal; there are no prospective risk estimates for HE and its complications during pregnancy. We followed 2,404 pregnant women for HE and pregnancy outcomes from 1996 to 1998. Subjects from Nepal were enrolled at an antenatal clinic with pregnancy of ≤ 24 wee...