Causes, management and outcomes of polyhydramnios at a secondary level hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Polyhydramnios is associated with both maternal and fetal adverse outcomes. Idiopathic polyhydramnios, regardless of its severity category, was considered not to be associated with an increase in adverse outcomes. In contrast, when conditions such as congenital and chromosomal abnormalities or diabetes mellitus are detected, neonatal and maternal adverse outcomes can be up to five times higher. We thus aimed to document the outcomes of patients with mild, moderate and severe polyhydramnios according to whether an underlying cause was found and which management protocol was followed.

Methodology

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all patients with polyhydramnios on ultrasound examination at our secondary hospital between January 1, 2018 and December 31,

SUBMITTER: Siveregi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882055 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature