EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of liver diseases in pregnancy

Abstract

Liver diseases in pregnancy comprise both gestational liver disorders and acute and chronic hepatic disorders occurring coincidentally in pregnancy. Whether related to pregnancy or pre-existing, liver diseases in pregnancy are associated with a significant risk of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Thus, the European Association for the Study of Liver Disease invited a panel of experts to develop clinical practice guidelines aimed at providing recommendations, based on the best available evidence, for the management of liver disease in pregnancy for hepatologists, gastroenterologists, obstetric physicians, general physicians, obstetricians, specialists in training and other healthcare professionals who provide care for this patient population.

Keywords: Contraception; Delivery; Gestational liver disease; Guideline; Liver disease; Medications in pregnancy; Pre-existing liver disease; Pre-pregnancy counselling; Pregnancy.