The Royal Women's Hospital offers screening for Hepatitis C to pregnant women considered at risk.
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Hepatitis C screening is indicated in women with any of the following and can be requested by ticking Hepatitis C Ab on the Routine Antenatal Screen pathology request form:
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- self / partner has a history of injecting substances
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- in prison - past or present
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- received blood products which later tested positive for Hepatitis C
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- organ transplant prior to July 1992
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No extra tube is required if already collecting blood for Hepatitis BsAg, Rubella IgG or TPHA (brown virology tube).
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For routine antenatal patholgy, refer to the Royal Women's Hospital Antenatal care schedule - routine low risk.
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Royal Women's Hospital Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are intended to provide guidance to health care professionals, based on a thorough evaluation of research evidence, on the practical assessment and management of specific clinical issues or situations. The guidelines allow some flexibility on the part of the health care professional based on the needs of the specific patient for whom they are caring.
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