title: The effects of hepatitis A and B in pregnancy on mother and fetus.
abstract: A woman who developed hepatitis B during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy gave birth to a preterm, small-for-gestational-age infant whose blood also contained hepatitis B antigen. The effects of viral hepatitis on the fetus are reviewed and an approach to the management of such pregnancies is formulated.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007114:Immunization; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens