Amniotic fluid is the amount of fluid that surrounds and protects the fetus throughout pregnancy. Pregnant women are diagnosed with polyhydramnios if the amount of amniotic fluid is 2 liters or more. If the amniotic fluid increases to 3 liters, the pregnant woman has severe polyhydramnios and needs to be carefully monitored.

Polyhydramnios can cause the pregnant woman's uterus to become too tense and lead to premature birth, early rupture of membranes, or more dangerously, fetal malformations, placental abruption, umbilical cord prolapse...