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Original post: Newswise - Substance Abuse Hepatitis C Infections Among Pregnant People Increased Substantially Between 2009 and 2019
The leading cause of HCV in the U.S. is injection drug use as a result of opioid use disorder (OUD), which has seen a rise in most populations, including pregnant people, in recent years. HCV rates have also risen. Between 2009 and 2019, the overall rate per 1,000 live births of HCV in pregnant people increased from 1.8 to 5.1.