Suggest Treatment For Polyhydramnios During Pregnancy

Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2016

Question: I am on my 35 weeks of pregnancy. I have polyhydramnios. I my last week ultrasound, sonographer wrote that fetal stomach is distended with duodenum unremarkable but yesterday I had an ultrasound where the sonographer just mentioned liquor volume is more than normal. Should I be worried. I don't have diabetes.

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
All causes of polyhydramnios should be ruled out

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Polyhydramnios can be due to maternal diabetes, congenital anomalies in fetus like tracheo esophageal fistula and duodenal atresia, or can bedue to fetal infections, or no cause is found( idiopathic).
If the diabetes is ruled out, then you should get your TORCH test done to detect any fetal infection, and get a detailed ultrasound by a fetal medicine specialist to look for the abovementioned anomalies in the fetus.
Further management should be done accordingly.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN
Maternal and fetal medicine specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar