Does amniotic fluid affect women and fetuses?

The article was consulted professionally by Specialist Doctor II Pham Thi Xuan Minh, Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Share99 Hai Phong International Health Hub.

Amniotic fluid is a phenomenon of excess accumulation of amniotic fluid beyond normal levels. Amniotic fluid is extremely important for fetal development but excess amniotic fluid can pose a number of risks and affect maternity and fetuses.

1. What is amniotic fluid?

  • Amniotic residue (Polyhydramnios) is a phenomenon of excess accumulation of amniotic fluid.
  • Amniotic fluid is the fluid that surrounds the fetus after the first few weeks of pregnancy. For most of the pregnancy, amniotic fluid is derived almost entirely from the fetus, which protects the fetus from trauma in the womb, has antibacterial properties thus protecting the fetus from infection as well as helping the lungs to develop. Amniotic fluid also plays a special role as an environment containing fluids and nutrients for the fetus, supporting the fetus to retain properly stable temperature.
  • The amount of this liquid will gradually increase until there is about 1 liter at the 37th week. After that, the amount of amniotic fluid is usually reduced to about 0.5 liters in the 40th week of maternity. The baby will regularly swallow amniotic fluid, then go out of the body in the form of urine. This is how the body controls the amount of amniotic fluid around the fetus. Once this balance is disturbed, the volume of amniotic fluid will likely increase rapidly, causing the pregnant mother to feel heavy and uncomfortable.
  • For the diagnosis of excess, the doctor will perform an ultrasound and take the results of an indirect estimate of the volume of amniotic fluid. The mother was diagnosed with amniotic fluid index (A.F.I) through an ultrasound of 12-25cm . Most amniotic fluid is more than 25 cm.

2. Causes of amniotic residue

Amniotic residue is a high-risk case of pregnancy for women with amniotic causes and warns of the risk of premature birth during pregnancy. Due to the excessive production of amniotic fluid or due to reabsorption disorders of amniotic fluid. There are causes on the part of the mother, fetus and fetal vegetables.

Causes on the mother's side

  • Diabetes before or during pregnancy is a common cause.
  • Rh antibodies and primary hemolytic diseases caused by abnormal antibodies can cause severe fetal anemia or fetal edema associated with multiple amniotic fluid.
  • Dysenterous dysenterous muscle (rare).

Causes of pregnancy vegetables

  • Meningioma can cause fetal heart failure and lead to multiple amniotic fluid.
  • Diseases of endometritis or damage to vegetable cakes (syphilis)

Causes of pregnancy

  • Fetal central nervous system abnormalities (cranial infertility, neural tube defects).
  • Structural defects of the digestive system (obstruction of the erm or digestive tube).
  • Fetal chroma abnormalities.
  • Non-immune edema: There is a very bad preexic and is often associated with multiple amniotic fluid. Typical cases have fetal edema.
  • Twin blood transfusion syndrome: Is a disorder with a bad torsiable, which appears at a rate of 15% in twin pregnancies with one membrane, two amniotic sacs, which are complications caused by multiple amniotic fluid in the receiving fetus.

3. Does amniotic fluid affect women and fetuses?

Is the amniotic fluid okay?

Amniotic residue can cause premature amniotic rupture

The earlier the amniotic fluid appears during pregnancy and the higher the amount of amniotic fluid, the higher the risk of complications. Residual amniotic fluid affects both mother and baby as follows:

  • Early amniotic rupture. Too high amount of fluid in the uterus mother will be at risk of premature amniotic rupture
  • Buttock birth or other unfavorable situations for the mother
  • Placenta bong
  • Umbilical cord prolapse
  • Fetal growth and development is limited, and there are problems with skeleton development
  • To be safe the mother needs a cesarean section and so there is an additional risk compared to normal birth, which may experience post-production infections.
  • Amniotic residue can lead to premature birth. Babies are born prematurely so the parts functions are not yet complete, it is possible that the mother will be given steroid drugs to help the baby's lungs mature faster.
  • The likelihood of bleeding or post-birth bleeding in mothers with multiple amniotic fluid is usually higher. This is because the uterus is pinched due to the large amount of amniotic fluid and is not able to shrink completely as usual.
  • The most dangerous amniotic fluid excess for pregnancy is that it can lead to still still death, which is the worst possible case.

Maternity should be regularly examined for monitoring, may even be hospitalized and intervene as soon as necessary when symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain; the abdomen enlarges quickly and markedly, with sudden pain.

Share99 International Health Hub offers a full maternity care program for women from the very beginning of pregnancy from the first months with a full range of pregnancy examinations, 3D ultrasounds, 4D routines and routine tests to ensure the mother is always healthy and the fetus develops comprehensively. Obstetrics and Gynecology will be consulted and checked under the close supervision of experienced and professional obstetrician, helping mothers have more knowledge to protect their health during pregnancy as well as minimize complications affecting mothers and children.

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About: John Smith

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