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A prospective observational cohort study, conducted from January to July 2023, was employed to Urinary tract infections (UTIs) during pregnancy. Participants were recruited during routine visits to Al-Bashir Governmental Hospital and Jamil Al-Totenji Governmental Hospital maternity clinics in Jordan. Binary logistic regression identified UTI predictors among pregnant women. Out of 536 participants, 34.3% of pregnant women were found to have UTIs. Amoxicillin\/clavulanate demonstrated the highest level of resistance among the tested antibiotics and 42.4% of the pregnant participants adhered to the prescribed antibiotic regimen. Several factors were identified as contributing to an elevated risk of UTIs, including elevated body mass index (BMI) (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005=\u2005.011), utilization of dry toilet paper (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005=\u2005.023), frequent utilization of public restroom facilities (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005&lt;\u2005.001), delayed urination (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005&lt;\u2005.001), nonuse of cotton underwear (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005=\u2005.019), frequent sexual activity (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005&lt;\u2005.001), lack of postcoital urination (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005&lt;\u2005.001), and inadequate genital hygiene before (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005&lt;\u2005.001) and after (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005&lt;\u2005.001) intercourse (including the husband\u2019s). However, the use of wet wipes was the only factor associated with recurrent UTIs (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u2005=\u2005.037). 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