Urinary tract infection during pregnancy: its association with maternal morbidity and perinatal outcome.
OBJECTIVE
The effects of antepartum urinary tract infection on adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes were examined. Antepartum urinary tract infection has been previously implicated as a risk factor for numerous outcomes.


METHODS
Crude and multivariable analyses were performed with a perinatal registry cohort of 25,746 mother/infant pairs.


RESULTS
Elevated risks were observed for exposure to urinary tract infection and low birthweight, prematurity, preterm low birthweight, premature labor, hypertension/preeclampsia, maternal anemia, and amnionitis. Urinary tract infection was associated with perinatal death only among subjects 20 to 29 years of age.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings underscore the importance of antepartum urine screening to identify patients at risk for adverse outcomes.
Schieve
L A
LA
School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago 60680.
Handler
A
A
Hershow
R
R
Persky
V
V
Davis
F
F
D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*