URINARY-TRACT INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY - ITS ASSOCIATION WITH MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND PERINATAL OUTCOME

Objectives. The effects of antepartum urinary tract infection on adver se maternal and perinatal outcomes were examined. Antepartum urinary t ract infection has been previously implicated as a risk factor for num erous outcomes. Methods. Crude and multivariable analyses were perform ed with a perinatal registry cohort of 25 746 mother/infant pairs. Res ults. Elevated risks were observed for exposure to urinary tract infec tion and low birthweight, prematurity, preterm low birthweight, premat ure labor, hypertension/preeclampsia, maternal anemia, and amnionitis. Urinary tract infection was associated with perinatal death only amon g subjects 20 to 29 years of age. Conclusions. These findings undersco re the importance of antepartum urine screening to identify patients a t risk for adverse outcomes.