URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND COMPLICATIONS FOR THE FETUS AND NEWBORN: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Keywords:
Nursing, Primary Health Care, Urinary Tract Infection, Pregnancies, Systematic ReviewAbstract
Objective: To identify the complications for the fetus and newborn resulting from urinary tract infections in pregnant woman.
Methods: A Systematic Literature Review, protocol registration (ID: CRD42023435657) in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Review (York University). Conducted in the databases National Library of Medicine, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, SCOPUS, Embase and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.
Results: Thirteen studies were included. The complications identified for the fetus and newborn were low birth weight, prematurity, neonatal urinary tract infection, intrauterine growth retardation, increased risk of developing congenital diseases and fetal death.
Conclusions: Urinary tract infection in pregnant woman increases the risk of developing health complications for the fetus and the newborn. Therefore, it is necessary for healthcare teams must improve the identification of pregnant woman and enhance prenatal care consultations, including the effective implementation of the Maternal and Child Care Network.
