Risk Factors for Perinatal HCV Transmission
HIV coinfection
- associated with increased HCV viremia
- not necessarily with HIV co-transmission
Prolonged rupture of membranes
- > 6 hours [Mast E; Antiviral Therapy 2000; 5 (Suppl): 54]
Internal fetal monitoring [Mast E]
Mode of delivery not a demonstrable risk in most studies