{"id":5573,"date":"2013-09-12T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/?p=5573"},"modified":"2026-05-10T21:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:13:04","slug":"para-la-madre-puede-ser-benigna-pero-para-el-bebe-puede-ser-mortal-infeccion-en-el-embarazo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/?p=5573","title":{"rendered":"Infecciones neonatales: riesgos, prevenci\u00f3n y lo que debes saber | IMFER Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Las infecciones en el periodo neonatal, los primeros 28 d\u00edas de vida, son una de las principales causas de mortalidad infantil en el mundo. Aunque en los pa\u00edses desarrollados la situaci\u00f3n es mucho mejor que en d\u00e9cadas anteriores, siguen siendo un problema de salud relevante que conviene conocer para entender la importancia de los protocolos obst\u00e9tricos y neonatales.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se transmiten las infecciones al reci\u00e9n nacido?<\/h2>\n<p>Las bacterias que normalmente habitan el tracto vaginal materno pueden transmitirse al beb\u00e9 durante el parto, cuando este pasa por el canal cervicovaginal. Tambi\u00e9n pueden atravesar las membranas e infectar el l\u00edquido amni\u00f3tico antes del nacimiento, especialmente en partos prolongados o cuando existe una rotura de membranas de larga evoluci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Una revisi\u00f3n sistem\u00e1tica de 67 estudios cient\u00edficos publicada en la revista PLOS Medicine document\u00f3 que los reci\u00e9n nacidos de madres con infecci\u00f3n bacteriana activa tienen hasta siete veces m\u00e1s riesgo de desarrollar una infecci\u00f3n neonatal que los hijos de madres no infectadas.<\/p>\n<h2>Las infecciones neonatales m\u00e1s frecuentes<\/h2>\n<p>Las m\u00e1s graves son la sepsis (infecci\u00f3n generalizada en sangre), la neumon\u00eda y la meningitis. Estas tres condiciones son responsables del 23% de las muertes neonatales en todo el mundo, seg\u00fan datos de la OMS. La mitad de estas muertes ocurren en la primera semana de vida, el periodo de mayor vulnerabilidad inmunol\u00f3gica del reci\u00e9n nacido.<\/p>\n<p>El Streptococcus agalactiae (estreptococo del grupo B) es la bacteria m\u00e1s frecuentemente implicada en la sepsis neonatal de inicio precoz en los pa\u00edses desarrollados. Por eso, el cribado sistem\u00e1tico de esta bacteria en el tracto vaginal de todas las embarazadas entre las semanas 35 y 37 es una pr\u00e1ctica est\u00e1ndar en Espa\u00f1a, con profilaxis antibi\u00f3tica intraparto si el resultado es positivo.<\/p>\n<h2>Protocolos de prevenci\u00f3n en obstetricia<\/h2>\n<p>Los protocolos obst\u00e9tricos actuales en pa\u00edses desarrollados incluyen la profilaxis antibi\u00f3tica ante factores de riesgo como parto prematuro, rotura prematura de membranas prolongada, fiebre materna intraparto o portaci\u00f3n de estreptococo del grupo B. Estas medidas han reducido de forma significativa la incidencia de sepsis neonatal de inicio precoz.<\/p>\n<p>El seguimiento prenatal regular y los controles anal\u00edticos durante el embarazo permiten detectar infecciones maternas que podr\u00edan comprometer al reci\u00e9n nacido y tratarlas a tiempo. En IMFER realizamos un seguimiento obst\u00e9trico integral en todos los embarazos que acompa\u00f1amos.<\/p>\n<p>Te recomendamos consultar nuestra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/guia-infertilidad-pareja\/\">guia sobre reproduccion asistida<\/a> para informacion mas detallada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tambi\u00e9n puede interesarte:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/desarrollo-motor-bebe-primer-ano-hitos\/\">desarrollo saludable del bebe en el primer ano<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/dar-de-mamar-no-solo-alimenta-al-recien-nacido\/\">lactancia materna y proteccion del bebe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imfer-article-cta-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imfer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consulta con nuestros especialistas en IMFER<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las infecciones en el periodo neonatal, los primeros 28 d\u00edas de vida, son una de las principales causas de mortalidad infantil en el mundo. 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