Table 1: Common causes for polyhydramnios [1, 2].
Structural abnormalities (Impaired Swallowing) |
Gastrointestinal obstruction: Digestive tract atresia; Diaphragmatic hernia; Tracheal atresia; Trachea oesophageal fistula; Thoracic mass; Neuro-muscular : Myotonic dystrophy Arthrogriposis Intracranial anomaly Fetal akinesia/hypokinesia sequence Caniofacial : Cleft lip/palate Micrognathia Neck mass |
Structural abnormalities (Excess Urine Production) |
Ureteropelvic obstruction Mesoblastic nephroma Cardiac structural anomaly Tachyarrythmias Sacrococcygeal teratoma Hydrops |
Maternal–fetal infection Cytomegalovirus Toxoplasmosis Herpes simplex infection Parvovirus infection |
Aneuploidies, sex chromosome aneuploidies |
Maternal diabetes |
Placental tumours |
Bartter syndrome |