Polyhydramnios

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Polyhydramnios is too much amniotic fluid.

General

Associations

Polyhydramnios is associated fetal and maternal factors:[1]

  • Maternal diabetes mellitus.
  • Advanced maternal age.
  • Fetal anomalies.
  • Fetal macrosomia (large fetus[2]).

See also

References

  1. Tashfeen, K.; Hamdi, IM. (Feb 2013). "Polyhydramnios as a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcomes.". Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 13 (1): 57-62. PMID 23573383.
  2. URL: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fetal-macrosomia/basics/definition/con-20035423. Accessed on: 23 January 2014.