Polyhydramnios

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

This condition is usually discovered during pregnancy, and evaluated prior to delivery; if a fetal abnormality is discovered, the baby will be delivered in a hospital with specialists who can provide immediate evaluation and treatment.

Documenting polyhydramnios may include:

• history of this pregnancy
• history of past pregnancies and health of the children delivered
• other family history
• ultasound scans of the fetus

After seeing your health care provider:
If a diagnosis was made by your health care provider as the cause of polyhydramnios, you may want to note that diagnosis in your personal medical record.

Update Date: 02/09/00
Updated by: J. Gordon Lambert, MD, Associate Medical Director, Utah Health Informatics and adam.com editorial