This revised guideline provides updated information for the care of women with chronic viral infections who require intrauterine fetal diagnostic testing. Women with chronic viral infections who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Non-invasive screening tests for diagnosis: maternal serum
placental analytes with or without nuchal translucency, sonography, maternal serum cell-free placental DNA; and intrauterine fetal diagnostic testing: amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, cordocentesis. The recommendations in this guideline have the potential to decrease or eliminate morbidity and mortality in women with chronic viral infections and their infants, which is associated with significant health and economic outcomes. Published
literature was retrieved through searches of PubMed, guidelines of national societies (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, other international societies), and the Cochrane Library using appropriate controlled vocabulary (amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, cordocentesis, procedure pregnancy loss risk, viral vertical transmission, fetal and neonatal infection) and keywords (maternal
infection or exposure, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus). Results were restricted to systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials or controlled clinical trials (if available), and observational case-control studies or case series from 2012 to 2019 published in English or French. Studies from 1966 to 2002 were previously reviewed in the SOGC guideline No. 123: Amniocentesis and Women with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and those from
2002 to 2012 were previously reviewed in the SOGC guideline No. 309: Prenatal Invasive Procedures in Women With Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and/or Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections. Updated literature searches were completed regularly through August 2019 and were incorporated into this guideline. The authors rated the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
(GRADE) approach. See online Appendix A (Tables A1 for definitions and A2 for interpretations of strong and weak recommendations). The intended users are maternity care providers and women with chronic viral infections. This guideline
provides information to educate and counsel these women, and to offer them reproductive options. For women with a chronic infection with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and/or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the use of non-invasive methods of fetal aneuploidy risk assessment is recommended, using screening tests with high sensitivity and low false-positive rates (maternal
serum placental analytes with or without nuchal translucency, detailed sonography [dating crown-rump length, first- and second-trimester anatomic] and maternal serum cell-free placental DNA as first- or second-tier screening test) (strong, moderate). When counselling pregnant women with a chronic infection that can pose a risk of perinatal morbidity regarding intrauterine fetal diagnostic genetic and/or infectious testing: The pregnancy loss rate (spontaneous loss rate and rate due to the procedure) discussed should be based on the gestational age at the time of the procedure (strong, high). The first trimester (when chorionic villus sampling is performed) has an estimated spontaneous pregnancy loss rate of 1.40% (based on a population cohort of maternal age >36 years with normal first-trimester
sonographic screening); the second trimester (when amniocentesis is performed) has an estimated spontaneous pregnancy loss rate of 0.65% (based on a population cohort of maternal age >36 years with normal second-trimester sonographic screening) (strong, high). The estimated risk of pregnancy loss due to amniocentesis is 0.35% to 1.00%, based on systematic reviews or meta-analyses, cohort studies with control groups, and randomized
controlled trials; the risk varies depending on provider expertise (strong, high). When performing sonography-guided amniocentesis for women with a chronic hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and/or HIV infection, every effort should be made to avoid the amniocentesis needle going through the placenta or within 1 to 2 cm of the implantation placental edge (strong, moderate).
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Article InfoPublication HistoryNo. 409, December 2020 (Replaces No. 309, July 2014) FootnotesThis document reflects emerging clinical and scientific advances as of the publication date and is subject to change. The information is not meant to dictate an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Institutions are free to amend the recommendations. The SOGC suggests, however, that they adequately document any such amendments. Informed consent: Everyone has the right and responsibility to make informed decisions about their care together with their health care providers. In order to facilitate this, the SOGC recommends that health care providers provide patients with information and support that is evidence-based, culturally appropriate, and personalized. Language and inclusivity: This document uses gendered language in order to facilitate plain language writing but is meant to be inclusive of all individuals, including those who do not identify as a woman/female. The SOGC recognizes and respects the rights of all people for whom the information in this document may apply, including but not limited to transgender, non-binary, and intersex people. The SOGC encourages healthcare providers to engage in respectful conversation with their patients about their gender identity and preferred gender pronouns and to apply these guidelines in a way that is sensitive to each person's needs. Copyright: The contents of this document, in whole or in part, cannot be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of the publisher of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. IdentificationDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2020.09.007 Copyright© 2020 The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada/La Société des obstétriciens et gynécologues du Canada. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ScienceDirectAccess this article on ScienceDirectRelated Articles |