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Polyhydramnios - Treatment

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

This condition is discovered during pregnancy, and evaluated before delivery. If the health care provider finds a fetal abnormality, 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 previous pregnancies and health of the children delivered
  • Other family history
  • Ultrasound scans of the fetus
  • Reviewed last on: 4/13/2009
  • A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by Peter Chen, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (11/9/2007).
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