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Title: Among Pregnant Women With HIV, Hep C Is Tied to Preterm Delivery
Post by: Hep Editors on December 03, 2018, 12:05:35 pm
HIV-positive pregnant women are more likely to experience a preterm birth, defined as delivery prior to 37 weeks of gestation, if they have hepatitis C virus (HCV), aidsmap reports.

Presenting their findings at the International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection (HIV Glasgow) in Scotland, researchers studied the pregnancy outcomes of 159 HIV-positive women receiving care at the HIV Outpatient Clinic at Warsaw Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Poland between 2006 and 2017.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/among-pregnant-women-hiv-hep-c-tied-preterm-delivery