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Is Hepatitis C Transmitted From Mother To Child?
We are in an adoption pool (we have a 10year old daughter) and one of the questions in our placement consideration is whether we would be will ing to adopt a child that has a mother with Hep C? I don't want to put the daughter I have at home at risk, then there are the cousins etc. But not all Hep C mum's pass on to their newborns, not sure what to do?
Mon, 26 Sep 2016
hi.
thanks for posting query at HCM.
the child maybe tested for HepC ( blood tests) and hope that she is HepC negative.
even if tested positive; HepC infection can be treated now with "oral" medications. the treatment period is 12 to 24 weeks.
hope to answer your concern
regards
DR Tayyab Malik
thanks for posting query at HCM.
the child maybe tested for HepC ( blood tests) and hope that she is HepC negative.
even if tested positive; HepC infection can be treated now with "oral" medications. the treatment period is 12 to 24 weeks.
hope to answer your concern
regards
DR Tayyab Malik
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