Urinary tract infections are caused by bacteria and the most common one is the bladder infection ?cystitis. There may also appear kidney, urethra infections. Urinary tract infections manifest differently in people with the necessity to urinate more often, with the sensation of burning when urinating and noticing blood in the urine.

Asymptomatic bacteriuria occurs when bacteria is present in the urine, but the person has no symptoms at all, pregnant women need to be treated if they have asymptomatic bacteriuria. If you are pregnant and you get an urinary infection, you'll be admitted to hospital and receive antibiotics intravenously, after you'll be tested frequently to prevent another urinary infection, in order to prevent the urinary complications that might appear. Repeated urine cultures are required in order to be sure you're not getting infected again and to treat the infection if it's in an incipient stadium.

The unborn baby won't be affected if the urinary tract infection is not treated properly. So it is important to treat it properly and immediately in order not to transform in a kidney infection. Urinary tract infections are treated with antibiotics that are safe for the pregnant women and the baby, by drinking a lot of water you may flush the germs in your urine. If in 3 days the symptoms are not ameliorating and you are having contractions, fever, pains, nausea, chills you need to call you doctor.

To prevent an urinary infection, especially when you are pregnant you should drink a lot of water and fluids, do not wait for long periods to urinate, urinate after sexual intercourse and wipe from front to back in order not to introduce bacteria in your genitals. So knowing the high incidence of urinary tract infections during pregnancy scientists advise to be more carefull in the prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections which may lead to several complications untreated properly.

The state of pregnancy makes women more susceptibles to urinary infections, because the baby presses your bladder and the growing uterus compress the ureters, so the bacteria stagnate more in the urine and leads to urinary infections. In your first prenatal medical control, you need to have your urine tested for bacteria, in case there are bacterias in your urine you'll take antibiotics to treat your urinary infection, that left untreated can lead to kidney infection.

Avoid products for hygiene that irritate your urethra and genitals and that may help producing urinary infections. Your underwear should be of cotton to protect you from any possible infection. It has been proved that cranberry juice reduce bacteria levels, but if you are already experiencing an urinary infection you should visit a doctor and follow a treatment.