What to do if there is less amniotic fluid in late pregnancy

We all know that the fetus in the mother's belly relies on amniotic fluid to absorb the mother's nutrients for its own growth and development. However, when the due date is approaching in the late pregnancy, various symptoms will always appear. Among them, less amniotic fluid in the late pregnancy is a relatively common phenomenon. However, it is also a symptom that many women are most worried about. Insufficient amniotic fluid is particularly likely to cause fetal hypoxia, which is also dangerous to the life safety of the fetus. Therefore, you must go to the hospital regularly for prenatal check-ups and fetal heart monitoring. Let's learn about what to do if there is less amniotic fluid in the late pregnancy.

What to do if there is less amniotic fluid in late pregnancy

Amniotic fluid is very important to the fetus. It is like a protective shield and is an indispensable component for maintaining fetal life. So what should a pregnant mother do if she experiences low amniotic fluid in the late stages of pregnancy? Please see the detailed answers and analysis given in this article. Oligohydramnios refers to the situation where the amount of amniotic fluid is less than 300 ml in late pregnancy or at full term.

Most pregnant women with oligohydramnios generally do not have obvious discomfort, so it is usually discovered during the prenatal check-up by the doctor through physical examination or ultrasound examination. However, some expectant mothers may feel that the speed at which their belly grows has slowed down, and the fetal movement is more obvious than before. Sometimes a fetal movement can cause obvious abdominal pain. This is caused by the loss of the buffering effect of amniotic fluid, and the force of fetal movement directly acts on the local uterine wall to stimulate uterine contraction.

1. If you have too little amniotic fluid, your doctor will closely monitor the fetus to make sure it continues to develop normally. As for how the doctor will deal with it specifically, it depends on your gestational age, the health of the fetus, and whether you have other complications. If oligohydramnios is found in the second trimester, it is often accompanied by fetal malformation and requires detailed examination (such as umbilical cord blood or amniotic fluid chromosome examination to rule out chromosomal abnormalities). After ruling out the possibility of fetal malformation, the fetus's condition in the uterus and changes in the amount of amniotic fluid can be closely observed.

2. If oligohydramnios is caused by insufficient maternal blood volume or hypoxia, drinking plenty of water, intravenous infusion and oxygen inhalation can indeed play a certain role. For mothers with hypercoagulation function, low molecular weight heparin can be injected subcutaneously or low molecular weight dextran can be infused intravenously to make the blood less easy to coagulate, improve the blood circulation in the placenta, and facilitate the formation of amniotic fluid.

3. The clinical application of amniotic intravenous infusion to prevent and treat oligohydramnios in the middle and late stages of pregnancy has achieved good results. Amniotic intravenous infusion can relieve the pressure on the umbilical cord, reduce the fetal heart rate variation deceleration rate, meconium excretion rate and cesarean section rate, and improve the survival rate of newborns. It is a safe, economical and effective method, but multiple amniotic intravenous infusions have complications such as chorioamnionitis. It is recommended that you receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

4. Gestational hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, lupus erythematosus and other diseases can also cause oligohydramnios. Therefore, these pregnant women should have an ultrasound examination every once in a while to detect oligohydramnios in time to prevent allergic reactions, bleeding tendency, premature birth, miscarriage, infection and other adverse reactions.

The above is an introduction to what to do if there is too little amniotic fluid in the late pregnancy. After understanding it, we know that we must pay great attention to this phenomenon. We must go to the hospital regularly for prenatal check-ups. In addition, in order to avoid such symptoms, we must maintain a good mentality during pregnancy and eat more light foods.