Please could someone tranlate my notes...?

[Highlandgirl]

Hi,

Long story, very short, scan showed large amounts of fluid. Doctor made it clear that whist baby's head is down, risk of waters breaking and cord prolapse. I understand all this but i'm stuck on what's below in bold

My notes read:
'Risks of Polyhydramnios, discussed - if from risk of cord prolapse. Baby needs n/v by pads at delivery for NGT.'

Would I be correct in thinking..this mean baby will need to have a tube put up it's nose to help clear anyway any fluid / gunk that may have become stuck..?

Many thanks in advance
38 + 1 - so near yet so far..!

Yes broadly. What it actually says is: Baby needs review by paediatrician at delivery for NGT.

Come to think of it though, I'm not entirely sure that the NGT is an abbreviation of nasogastic tube. It may mean something else. Hope someone with a paeds/obs background comes along to help.

Hello.
Yes ngt means nasogastric tube which is a tube from nose to stomach.
Hope that helps.

Thanks MummyBerry Sadly i've been on google..no doubt not a great thing to do so close to EDD far to much information. And i'll worry

NGT is nasogastric intubation, so you where right.

Ohhh I'm a wee bit chuffed with myself for understanding (sort off)'doctor speak' if only they could improve their handwriting...!!!

Phew. I just checked causes of polyhydramnios myself and there is nothing else NGT could be an abbreviation of.

I didn't know if there was an obscure cause that I didn't know off the top of my head that may be abbreviated as such.

Good luck with your delivery and hopefully NGT is avoidable (or at least shows everything is normal)

Fingers crossed for you

Why would baby need NGT? I thought they were for feeding...
BTW I was polyhydramnious for DS1 and the levels were back to normal before delivery (which was nice as the waters did break first!)

Did they tell you that if your waters break you should get on your hands and knees and call for an ambulance to take you to hosp? this is what I was told but I don't know how overcautious this is!

Shamechanger it would seem an NGT can also suck stuff out..!

I wasn't told anything about what to do if my waters break, guess I'll just get DH to call if and when it happens...!!

I think they need to asses your baby when he/she is born to see whether they need to exclude oesophageal atresia which is one of the causes.

I may be wrong though...

Yes - they want to check that an ng tube can be passed easily to rule out oesophageal atresia (which would need an operation to fix). It is an unusual but possible cause of polyhydramnios.