Will there be any deformity if there is too much amniotic fluid at 36 weeks?

Before birth, the baby lives in the amniotic fluid in the mother's uterus. The amniotic fluid can keep the uterus at a stable temperature and also play a role in protecting the fetus. If you want your child to grow up healthy and strong, the amniotic fluid flow must be normal. Too much or too little will have adverse effects on the fetus. Next, let us understand whether it will be abnormal if there is too much amniotic fluid at 36 weeks of pregnancy?

At 36 weeks of pregnancy, the amniotic fluid flow exceeds 2000 ml, and the ultrasound shows that the amniotic fluid index exceeds 25 cm. At this time, we consider that there is too much amniotic fluid.

Between 22 and 26 weeks of pregnancy, we will conduct an ultrasound to screen for fetal malformations. Will this examination reveal any malformations in the child? If the child is growing and developing normally, then the deformity will not appear again at 36 weeks of pregnancy; if there is a deformity, it should have been present earlier and would not show up until later in pregnancy.

At this time, we consider the cause of polyhydramnios, which may be gestational diabetes, or whether there is a mismatch between the blood types of the mother and the child, or whether there are abnormal factors in the embryo or fetal umbilical cord.

If you find that you have too much amniotic fluid at 36 weeks of pregnancy, you must undergo a comprehensive examination to find out the cause. Clinically, there are many reasons for excessive amniotic fluid. If the fetus is not fully developed, the pregnant woman will have excessive amniotic fluid. In addition, the blood types of the mother and fetus are inconsistent, or the pregnant woman has complications, as well as umbilical cord disease and multiple pregnancies, etc. These are all causes of excessive amniotic fluid. Therefore, after discovering excessive amniotic fluid, you must first find the cause and then you can treat it symptomatically.

If the examination finds that the fetus is growing and developing normally, without any deformities, and the pregnant woman has no obvious discomfort symptoms, in this case, the pregnancy can be continued, but the growth and development of the fetus should be monitored and the pregnancy should be maintained until 37 weeks as much as possible. If the examination finds that the fetus is underdeveloped, the only option is induced abortion. If the polyhydramnios is caused by complications of the pregnant woman, such as diabetes, acute viral hepatitis, or severe anemia, hypertension, etc. during pregnancy, the disease must be treated.