Pregnancy-related liver pathology: hyperemesis gravidarum, cholestatic hepatosis of pregnancy, preeclampsia/eclampsia, HELLP-syndrome, acute fatty liver of pregnancy

Abstract

Liver disease associated with pregnancy affects up to 3% of women and is a common cause of dysfunction during pregnancy. Severe liver dysfunction is associated with high rates of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.Therefore, it is important to know about liver diseases the woman suffered before pregnancy in order to adequately manage the pregnancy and reduce the number of complications during delivery. Research and recent advances in medicine tend to improve the consequences, but so far they have not shown significant reduction of the maternal and perinatal morbidity rates against the background of this pathology. Liver diseases that are characteristic for pregnancy can be classified into those of early pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) and those of late pregnancy (preeclampsia/eclampsia, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnant women; hemolysis, increased activity of liver enzymes) HELLP-syndrome, acute fatty liver disease of pregnant women - AFLP, liver rupture / infarction).The results of modern studies used in the practice of medical care for pregnant women with concomitant pathology have significantly improved the pregnancy and delivery outcomes, but the number of complications among the mother and the fetus is still high. In this article, we offer an overview of liver diseases complicated by pregnancy with a detailed presentation of their aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. The risk groups of pregnant women with the potential possibility of liver dysfunction development have also been identified.