NAFLD Cirrhosis Is Rising Among Childbearing Women and Is the Most Common Cause of Cirrhosis in Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT

Rates of pregnancies affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the United States have nearly tripled in the last decade and NAFLD confers increased perinatal risks, such as hypertensive complications, postpartum hemorrhage, and preterm birth.1 Rates of cirrhosis in pregnancy are also rising,2 although estimates specific to NAFLD cirrhosis are lacking. Whether NAFLD cirrhosis confers differential perinatal risks than other causes of cirrhosis in pregnancy is also unknown.