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Abstract High-risk pregnancy is one in which the highest risk of perinatal death usually occurs amongst those mothers who suffer from multiple problems of social, biological and pathological origin. Adverse maternal age, parity, social class, smoking habits. maternal height, and complications of pregnancy such as preeclampsia, diabetes. anemia and renal diseases had accwnulative risk of perinatal deaths Asymptomatic bacteruria means that a women without urinary tract symptoms is demonstrated to have 100.000 or more colony-fonning organisms per milliliter of unne on two and preferably three consecutive clean voided urine specimens Numerous studies have documented the prevalence to be 5% of women attend11lg the antenatal clinics have coven (asymptomatic) hacteruria of pregnancy [ncrei\~ed prevalence’ of asymptomatic -bacteruria IS particularly associated with .ower socioeconomic status, sexual activity and the presence of sickle hemoglobin Other factors that have been implicated in having a posrtive influence on the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteruria are parity, race, age, and pre hIStVI)’ 01 urinary n act infections Although their effects are less clear, pregnancy itself may contribute to the acquisition of bactcmria by trauma to the lower urinary tract or, more. |