Good afternoon. If both parents are infected with hepatitis C, the child will be born infected?

Respond Tatyana Stepanova, a gastroenterologist, hepatologist Not at all. Everything depends on the viral load in the mother. If the viral load is very high, over 2 - million copies in one ml. serum, the chance of infection is through the placenta. In addition, there is likely to be infected during delivery and breast prikormlenii. We recommend caesarean section and did not recommend breastfeeding. Similar question: I have hepatitis C, my husband has hepatitis B. My child was born as.