Birth to HCV-infected woman

A caesarean is recommended to avoid perinatal transmission of the infection. Pregnant women with positive HCV RNA are at risk of transmitting infection to the fetus, therefore newborns should be tested for HCV-RNA (6 – 8, 12,15).

Breast-feeding

Breastfeeding is not theoretically a risk factor in the transmission of HCV infection, especially if there are no lesions in the nipple. Basically, analyzing the benefit/risk ratio will make a particular recommendation in each case (2, 9,15).

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