Cholestasis of pregnancy

B Pathak, L Sheibani, RH Lee - Obstetrics and Gynecology …, 2010 - obgyn.theclinics.com
The prevalence of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) differs by geographic location.
The estimated prevalence of ICP in the United States is 0.001% to 0.32%, Chile 4.0%,
United Kingdom 0.7%, and Scandinavia 1.0% to 2.0%. 1–4 However, over the latter half of
the 20th century, some regions have witnessed a decrease in the prevalence of ICP.
Between the 1960s and 1990s, Chile had a decline in prevalence from 14% to 4%. 5–7
During the same era, the prevalence of ICP in Scandinavia decreased from 2.0% to …