title: Chronic hepatitis B virus infection and pregnancy.
abstract: Planning of pregnancy and management of chronic hepatitis B virus during pregnancy includes recognition of maternal virological status, assessment of liver disease severity and minimization of risk for mother to infant transmission of infection. Decisions regarding the use of antivirals during pregnancy need to be individualized. Monitoring for infection and immunization in newborns is also important. For mothers on antiviral therapy, breastfeeding is not recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, D-1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, D-1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, India.
authors.forename: Tarandeep
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, B-16, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi 110016, India.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
keywords: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; APASL, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver; APR, Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CI, confidence interval; DART, Development of Antiretroviral Therapy Study; EASL, European Association for the Study of the Liver; ECS, elective caesarian section; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; HBIg, hepatitis B immunoglobulin; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; NA, nucleot(s)ide analog; PEG-IFN, pegylated interferon; PHACS, Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study; RCTs, randomized clinical trials; breast feeding; chronic hepatitis B; pregnancy