Table 3.

Effect of hepatitis C virus on the course of pregnancy

	Hillemanns et al[19]	Jabeen et al[49]	Floreani et al[50]
Miscarriages	NA	12.4% vs 22.2%	-
Typical obstetric complications	-	-	-
Preterm delivery	29% vs 19%	4.5% vs 3.2%	NA
Rate of cesarean section	42% vs 21% (P = 0.004)	5.6% vs 12.7%	41.50%
Fetal outcome	Good	Good	Good

NA: Not available.