General urinalysis during pregnancy includes the following indicators:
• Physical criteria (color, smell, density, presence or absence of foam, sediment);
• Protein, sugar, bile pigments, ketone bodies, erythrocytes, hemoglobin are determined on a semi-automatic analyzer;
• Bacteria, fungi, salts, cylinders, epithelium, erythrocytes, leukocytes are visually determined by sediment microscopy.
The doctor may suspect the presence of inflammation if the white blood cells are enlarged. With an infection, bacteria, leukocytes increase. If the uterus compresses the organs of the urinary system, red blood cells increase in the urine of a pregnant woman.
A general urine test during pregnancy is required. It is delivered every 2 weeks. But if the patient has a disease, the frequency of studies is increased.