83. Your Waters: How important is amniotic fluid?

The Kick Pregnancy Podcast

This week Dr Pat and Brigid discuss everything to do with amniotic fluid and its role in pregnancy.

This episode will cover:

• What amniotic fluid is and why it is important.
• The diagnosis of too much or too little amniotic fluid.
• Why either of these may happen and how they are treated.
• How to know if your waters have broken.
• Amniotic fluid leaks

Listen to episode 37. All about the umbilical cord HERE
Listen to episode 7. When your baby comes (too) early HERE

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Capitole

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. What this episode will cover (00:01:45)

3. What is amniotic fluid? (00:02:13)

4. What is the purpose of amniotic fluid? (00:03:59)

5. The diagnosis of too much or too little amniotic fluid (00:10:53)

6. Causes of high amniotic fluid levels (00:12:19)

7. Causes of low amniotic fluid levels (00:13:59)

8. Problems associated with low amniotic fluid (00:17:10)

9. Problems associated with high amniotic fluid (00:17:40)

10. When your waters break (00:19:32)

11. Leaking amniotic fluid (00:22:27)

12. Myth or Fact (00:29:49)