Are pregnant women more likely to get liver disease?

NO: No increased incidence of liver disease with pregnancy most common causes of liver disease are: hepatitis, fatty liver from obesity, alcohol, prescription and non prescription drugs, cancer, mononucleosis and about 50 more, non of which are related to pregnancy.

Unique liver disease: Causes of jaundice peculiar to pregnancy: acute fatty liver, recurrent cholestasis, toxemias, hyperemesis. Also, viral hepatitis causes about 50% of jaundice in pregnancy with consequence to the baby. Gallstones in pregnancy are of concern re: timing of diagnostic (x-ray exposure) & therapeutic options (ercp, surgery). Finally, preexisting chronic liver disease may deteriorate during pregnancy.