[Hepatitis C and pregnancy: is it necessary to screen for the risk of vertical transmission?].

The diagnosis of the risk for vertical infection with the virus of hepatitis C rests on the finding of specific antibodies in the mother. It is rare to see clinical signs of infection in the newborn. More frequently asymptomatic transmission of the viral genome occurs. As it is important to watch newborn infants at risk it is recommended that pregnant women who have a risk factor should have serum screening.