Amniotic fluid leakage is a dangerous condition for the fetus because amniotic fluid is an important fluid for the development of the baby during pregnancy. This condition can cause the amniotic fluid that nourishes the baby to leak in small amounts, so the mother may not notice any abnormalities.
Functions of amniotic fluid:
- Helps regulate baby’s internal body temperature
- Helps control the balance of water and minerals in the baby.
- Helps develop the baby’s lungs to grow completely.
- Helps develop the baby’s knee joints, muscular system and various important organs to grow completely.
- Helps stimulate the baby’s muscular and nervous system to grow strongly.
- Helps stimulate the baby’s digestive system to be strong and work efficiently.
- Helps prevent the baby from pressing on its own umbilical cord.
- Helps protect the fetus from harm from internal and external impacts.
- Helps inhibit various bacteria.
- Give your baby space to move body freely.
If the membranes leak after the 37th week of pregnancy, it is called Premature Rupture of Membranes ( PROM ) ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี. If it occurs after the 37th week, it is called Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM). However, no matter when it occurs in pregnancy, it can be harmful to the baby and the pregnancy.
Causes of amniotic sac rupture
- Have a history of cervical surgery
- Had a history of premature rupture of membranes during the first pregnancy.
- Twin pregnancy
- Have a history of sexually transmitted diseases
- During pregnancy, an infection occurs in the cervix, vagina, and vulva.
- There is a lot of amniotic fluid.
- Smoking during pregnancy
- During the first trimester of pregnancy, there was some blood leaking from the vagina.
Water leakage is different from water breaking or rupture of the membranes because those conditions can be observed as a large amount of amniotic fluid leaking from the membranes. However, water leakage can be harder to detect because it is a condition in which there are small holes in the membranes that cause the amniotic fluid to leak out little by little.
Therefore, the mother may not notice it and if left untreated for a long time, it can lead to low amniotic fluid. Mothers can easily check for amniotic fluid leakage by themselves by attaching a sanitary pad to their underwear like when they have their period and checking the pad for water drops every 30–60 minutes. Water drops that are yellow are urine. Water drops that are clear or colorless are possible amniotic fluid leakage because amniotic fluid is usually colorless and has a different smell from urine.