Polyhydramnios

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

36/40 - growth and wellbeing scan.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
ultrasound

AFI is increased at 29.2 cm (i.e. there is polyhydramnios). Umbilical artery Doppler is normal. Cervix measures 3.6 cm long and the internal os is closed. 

Case Discussion

There is a history of maternal gestational diabetes, managed on insulin. This is a known cause of polyhydramnios and accounts for the cause in this case. 

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