http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23919905

Indolfi G, Azzari C, Resti M. Perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus. J Pediatr. 2013 Dec; 163(6):1549-1552.e1.

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic viral hepatitis in children. Before 1992, when the universal screening of blood products began, hepatitis C was spread commonly through transfusions and organ transplants.1 At present, children acquire the infection through the use of blood-contaminated objects (syringes and other equipment) or from mothers with hepatitis C. Transmission from mother to child is the major source of acquisition of HCV infection in children.