Re: No amniotic fluid, low birth weight...

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I'm not a doctor, but know all this from personal experience with my hypertension and high risk pregnancies.

At Sat, 5 Jan 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>A good friend recently had to have a c-section. She was 5 days past her
>due date, and went in to have a checkup. They found that she had no
>amniotic fluid, and the baby was measuring very small for it's age. She
>did not have any leakage of fluid, it just wasn't there. When the baby
>was born she weighed 5 lbs 13 oz.
>
>What causes this? Are there any side effects for the baby? Is there a
>name for this condition??
>
>L.

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