What is a flat fetal bladder and how is it characterized?
The diagnosis of "flat fetal bladder" is made when the volume, the so-called front water, is less than 200 ml. With this violation, the walls of the bladder are pulled directly onto the baby's head. As a result, the pressure on the cervix does not occur at the onset of the delivery, so the process of labor is delayed. Uterus poorly reduced, because her tone for this violation is reduced. In severe cases, there may be a detachment of the placenta, which is fraught with a fatal outcome for the baby.
What causes a flat fetal bladder?
Having understood what a flat bladder means, it is necessary to say that it leads to the development of such a violation.
The causes of the development of a flat bladder are quite numerous. This violation can result both in the natural features of the pregnancy process and in its complications. Most often, this violation is caused by:
- chronic diseases of the pelvic organs;
- infection of the fetus;
- violation of the process of intrauterine development;
- water scarcity;
- TORSN infections ( toxoplasmosis , rubella, cytomegalovirus , herpes, chlamydia).
How is the treatment done for this violation?
In order to help the child in labor and to accelerate the birth process, a flat fetal bladder is usually pierced. This contributes to the release of the hormone oxytocin, which increases uterine activity, causing a reduction in its smooth muscle.
At carrying out of procedure the pregnant woman does not feel any pain, since. the fetal bladder does not have nerve endings.