[Chronic active hepatitis and pregnancy].

In the course of chronic active hepatitis (CAH) 61 patients (CAH of virus etiology in 75% and of obscure etiology in 25%) had 211 pregnancies which terminated in delivery in 80 (38%) cases, spontaneous abortions in 12 (6%) cases, and medical abortions in 119 (56%) cases. In most cases there was successful termination of pregnancies without deterioration resulting from liver disease including patients treated adequately with immunosuppressive drugs. CAH exacerbations associated with pregnancies and their outcomes were noted in 23 (38%) cases. They were more frequent and more severe in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) unrecognized by the time of pregnancy. There were no mothers' deaths. CAH made a negative effect on the course and outcomes of pregnancies: the frequency of premature delivery was 9%, that of cesarean-5%, perinatal mortality-75%. Of 74 infants born alive 2 died within the first months after birth as a result of congenital liver cirrhosis, a double kidney was detected in one infant, the rest of the infants were healthy. Problems of therapeutic tactics in CAH patients after onset of pregnancy are discussed.