Question

A patient comes into labor and delivery complaining of “leaking fluid.” She is 32 weeks’ gestation. The fetal heart tones are 140s.

1. What interventions would be completed on this patient and rationale for each?

2. What are complications that could develop from this condition?

Answer 1

1. The most common cause of amnotic fluid leakage is labour.amniotic fluid leak during 2 nd trimester.due to many reasons like,rupture of membrane, poor diet with mother,bacterial infection,smoking and drinking etc.

Treatment is given based on the stage of the pregnancy.here Patient have 32 week gestation.so we have to give the antibiotics to avoid an infection.

32 week the baby's lungs will be monitored and checked for maturity.steroids may be given to develop the baby's lungs.antibiotics treatments is given to prevent infection after which labour is induced.

2. * amniotic fluid leakage during the first and second trimester can result in a miscarriage or stillbirth.

* you may be exposed to infection

* premature birth

* difficulty to during labor,such as squeezing the umbilical cord,which can affect baby's ability to get oxygen

* increased risk for cesarean delivery

* slowed growth.