Acute fatty liver of pregnancy occurs when excess fat accumulates on your liver. This condition is very rare but is considered a pregnancy emergency if it happens. According to the National Library of ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a medical condition where fat builds up in your liver. It’s a very common condition found in about a quarter of all American adults. But when it happens ...

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP) is an obstetric emergency, carrying high maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. It is a relatively rare but serious complication of pregnancy with an ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused over 4.5 million deaths and infected over 213 million worldwide ...

Clinicians should be aware of how to manage certain gastrointestinal (GI) and liver conditions associated with pregnancy, such as hyperemesis gravidarum, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, and ...

Liver disease in pregnancies is quite rare, but when it occurs, particularly in the case of acute fatty liver of pregnancy, it can be life-threatening for both mother and baby. Writhing in pain, ...

Writhing in pain, 28-year-old Anita* sits in her ward at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), after being admitted for the last two weeks. She is six months pregnant, and unlike many women ...