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TOPLINE: Maternal hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with a twofold increase in NICU admissions and nearly threefold increase in small-for-gestational-age births below the 5th percentile. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective cohort study involving 249 individuals with HCV infection and 486 controls…
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Hepatitis C in Pregnancy Increases NICU Admissions
TOPLINE: Maternal hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with a twofold increase in NICU admissions and nearly threefold increase in small-for-gestational-age births below the 5th percentile. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective cohort study involving 249 individuals with HCV infection and 486 controls…