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Matarazzo herself suffered extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, was hospitalized several times in the first trimester for broken blood vessels, and developed cholestasis, a potentially serious liver condition, in week 24.

Dr. Wallach said he had seen an unusually high number of children with Covid — at least six — in recent weeks who had gastrointestinal complications, including cholestasis, a condition that can damage the liver.

Pregnant mothers with hepatitis C can have cholestasis of pregnancy and premature or low birth weight babies.

“The doctor that came in said, ‘Cedar has progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.

Often, hyperalimentation becomes the main source to provide optimal nutrition in these patients, and if not managed carefully, it could lead to cholestasis and parenteral nutrition asssociated liver failure.