Do pregnant women have more risk of hepatitis? Learn the truth from the doctor – ryan

Tips To Keep Liver Healthy in Pregnancy: During pregnancy, women need to take special care of their liver, because it also affects the child in the womb. Liver functioning also changes in pregnancy, due to which the risk of many problems increases. On the occasion of World Liver Day, you will know from the doctor that in pregnancy, what problems related to liver are high and how these dangers can be reduced.

Dr. Tripat Chaudhary, Senior Director of Obstate and Gynecology Department of Fortis La Fame Hospital in New Delhi told News18 That there is a need to take special care of liver in pregnancy. During pregnancy, liver enzymes increase and become normal after pregnancy. During this time, the production and flow of bile also changes, due to which itching occurs. There are 3 such conditions in pregnancy, which can be serious. Intrahepatic Cholesstasis (IHCP) is a liver disease, which is more at risk in pregnancy. Pregnancy indicated hypertension (PIH) can have liver damage, which is dangerous for both mother and child. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy rare, but can be fatal for a pregnant woman.

The doctor said that when the liver causes inflammation due to viruses, chemicals, drugs or alcohol, it is called hepatitis. This infection is of many types and in pregnancy it can be a seweeer. The screening of every pregnant woman is done routine for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Hepatitis A does not have much risk in pregnancy. Hepatitis B can reach the child from the mother. To reduce this, doctors can prescribe immunoglobalance and antiviral. To prevent this, you can do vaccination after the child is born. Hepatitis C can also reach from mother to child, which can be given antiviral medicines to protect. Hepatitis E is not a normal serious condition, but it can cause serial conditions for women in pregnancy.

According to the expert, itching in the body, nausea, vomiting, loud pain in the upper part of the stomach can be symptoms of liver disease during pregnancy. Apart from this, women who have blood pressure problems, must get liver test done. Women should get the vaccine of Hepatitis B before becoming pregnant keeping in mind the liver and hepatitis. It has 3 injections- it seems second after 6 weeks of the first injection. After 6 months, the third injection takes place. In pregnancy, women should take special care of their liver. Healthy lifestyle should be adopted and food should be good. Apart from this, screening from time to time is also necessary.