Maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by acute hepatitis E and the impact of HIV status: A cross‐sectional study in Namibia

Background & Aims Namibia has been suffering from an outbreak of hepatitis E genotype 2 since 2017. As nearly half of hepatitis E‐related deaths were among pregnant and postpartum women, we analysed maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by acute hepatitis E and assessed whether HIV‐status impacted on outcome. Methods A retrospective cross‐sectional study was performed at Windhoek Hospital Complex. Pregnant and postpartum...