Liver diseases in pregnancy - Liver diseases coincidental with but not induced by pregnancy- part 5

Management of acute Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy:
-Establish type by serologic test.
-Institute appropriate isolation and precautions.
-Determine need for contact prophylaxis with serum globulin preparation and/or vaccine.
-Activity: determined by tolerance.
-Diet: patient preference, parentral if necessary antiemetics like phenothiazines may be used.
-Corticostcroids: not indicated.

-Immunoprophylaxis of infant : if hepatitis B is present.