what are the effects of high amniotic fluid?
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Women with polyhydramnios may experience premature contractions, longer labor, difficulties breathing, and other problems during delivery. The condition can also cause complications for the fetus, including anatomical problems, malposition, and, in severe cases, death. Treatment aims to remove excess amniotic fluid.
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Dehydration can lead to lower levels of amniotic fluid, which can influence the baby's development, lead to preterm labor, and can affect the production of breast milk. Dehydration can cause deficiencies in nutrients that are vital for the health of the pregnant woman and the developing baby.
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Amniotic fluid may have a few of the following qualities: clear, white-flecked, and/or tinged with mucus or blood. no odor.
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While it's possible to break the water balloon, causing a strong gush of fluid (known as your water breaking), it's also possible that a small hole could develop in the sac. This can result in a slow leak of amniotic fluid.
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The amount of amniotic fluid is greatest at about 34 weeks (gestation) into the pregnancy, when it averages 800 mL. About 600 mL of amniotic fluid surrounds the baby at full term (40 weeks gestation).
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['Baby "drops"', 'Cervix dilates.', 'Cramps and increased back pain.', 'Loose-feeling joints.', 'Diarrhea.', 'Weight gain stops.', 'Fatigue and "nesting instinct"', 'Vaginal discharge changes color and consistency.']
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['Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)', 'Preterm birth.', 'Labor complications such as cord compression, meconium-stained fluid, and cesarean delivery.']
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When you're pregnant, you need more water than the average person in order to form amniotic fluid, produce extra blood, build new tissue, carry nutrients, enhance digestion, and flush out wastes and toxins.
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['Smoking.', 'Cocaine use during pregnancy.', 'Early rupture of membranes, which causes leaking amniotic fluid before the end of pregnancy.', 'Infection inside of the uterus during pregnancy (chorioamnionitis)', 'Being older, especially older than 40.']
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Cord movement: The amniotic fluid in your womb allows your baby to essentially float, and the cord is doing the same. Sometimes your baby may become entangled in the cord and you may feel twitching or bizarre movements as your little one tries to wiggle free. This sounds scarier than it truly is.
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When the discharge is amniotic fluid, it feels like a steady trickle or gush, with more of a light yellowish tint than a white one, and a thinner consistency than that of leukorrhea. If you do think you're leaking amniotic fluid prematurely, call your doctor right away to be checked out.
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Think of your amniotic sac like a water balloon. While it's possible to break the water balloon, causing a strong gush of fluid (known as your water breaking), it's also possible that a small hole could develop in the sac. This can result in a slow leak of amniotic fluid.
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Leaking amniotic fluid might feel like a gush of warm fluid or a slow trickle from the vagina. It will usually be clear and odorless but may sometimes contain traces of blood or mucus.
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Symptoms of low amniotic fluid when you're pregnant Your uterus measures small for gestational age. You're not gaining enough pregnancy weight. Your baby's heart rate suddenly drops.
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['redness and tenderness along the line of the shunt.', 'a high temperature.', 'headache.', 'vomiting.', 'neck stiffness.', 'tummy pain if the shunt drains into your tummy.', 'irritability or sleepiness in babies.']
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Amniotic fluid embolism occurs when amniotic fluid or fetal material enters the mother's bloodstream. A likely cause is a breakdown in the placental barrier, such as from trauma.
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Severe dehydration can be dangerous for both the mother and the baby. Dehydration can lead to lower levels of amniotic fluid, which can influence the baby's development, lead to preterm labor, and can affect the production of breast milk.