Introduction:

the urinary infection in pregnancy is one of the main health problems, influencing in a straight way in pregnancy development and childbirth.

Objective:

to characterize pregnant women with urinary infection belonging to the health are of the University Polyclinic “Ángel Machaco Ameijeiras” of Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba, from January 2019 to January 2020.

Materials and methods:

a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 129 pregnant women of the aforementioned health area during the period herein declared. The information was gathered from the individual medical records. The main variables measured were: maternal age, causal germ, cervical modifications and more frequent prenatal and postnatal complications.

Results:

urinary infection predominated in 52 patients (40.31 %); the 26-30 age group was the most represented one, with 47 cases (36.43 %); cervical modifications were present in 35 patients (67.30 %); and the most frequent causal germ was the Staphylococcus ssp., in 22 patients (42.30 %), P value=0.01. Low weight/IUGR was present in 18 patients (34.61 %).

Conclusions:

pregnant women included in the study were characterized, predominating the existence of urinary infection. Low weight was the most represented complication.

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