In such cases, what would be the expected amniotic fluid increase?
Answer If there is a large rupture of the sac, there will be copious amounts of amniotic fluid lost. Most of the time, the baby continues to regenerate the fluid, but, at times, if too much fluid was lost, the baby will not survive and the patient will go into labor or have a fetal demise. HOwever, if the leak stopped and she is starting to replace the fluid, it is certinly worth serial unltrasounds to see if all the fluid is reformed. There is still hope. If, on the other hand, the rupture is so great that the fluid keeps escaping, there is usually no chance of survival at 18 weeks gestation.
