If a woman has 'HEPATITIS C',will it get passed on to her baby if she were to get pregnant?

Question

If a woman has 'HEPATITIS C',will it get passed on to her baby if she were to get pregnant?

Answer 1

studies show between 3-5% chance.  No evidence that C section or any other form of delivery changes this much.  Baby can be tested after birth to see.

Answer 2

there is a slight chance it can happen but on a 7% chance. but during labor scapel, electrodes, or vaccum/forceps should be used.

Answer 3

The risk of an infected mother passing hepatitis C to her baby (whether she feels ill or not) is low, lower than the risk of transmitting HIV or hepatitis B. For hepatitis C, the overall risk of transmission is about 5 percent, though some studies on this topic have shown conflicting results. A few factors may increase the risk slightly. The first is a high viral load in the mother. This means that the more virus she has, the more likely she is to pass the infection to her infant. Another factor is HIV. Mothers who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C are more likely than those without HIV to pass hepatitis C to their children. One study showed an increase in the risk of transmission after vaginal delivery as compared to Cesarean section. This was not seen in other studies.