Universal Hepatitis C Screening among Pregnant Persons: The Time is Now
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Universal Hepatitis C Screening among Pregnant Persons: The Time is Now

2022-10-11
Hepatitis C is the most commonly reported blood-borne infection in the US, responsible for more deaths than all 60 reportable infectious diseases combined. Once most prevalent among “Baby Boomers” or those born between 1945 and 1965, the current hepatitis C burden disproportionately affects young adults who inject drugs, including women of childbearing age. Because of this epidemiological shift, perinatal transmission – which happens when a pregnant person living with hepatitis C passes it to their baby eithe...
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