Amniotic fluid embolisms are rare, but when they happen a lot of blood and rapid intervention is needed to prevent maternal ...

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Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) is a rare but severe obstetric emergency that can occur during labor, delivery, or shortly after childbirth. It involves the entry of amniotic fluid or fetal material ...

Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a life-threatening condition that affects pregnant women shortly before, during, or immediately after labor and delivery. It is a syndrome marked by the start of ...

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UK mom suffers a rare, but often fatal pregnancy event: amniotic fluid embolism. Jan. 8, 2013— -- Angela Cottam was in the middle of heavy labor with a set of twins when she suddenly began ...

October 20, 2006 -- Medical induction of labor almost doubles the risk for amniotic-fluid embolism in pregnant women, according to the results of a population-based cohort study reported in the ...

In addition, recent studies on the effect of amniotic fluid on the blood-clotting mechanism 1 have suggested that amniotic fluid entering the maternal circulation in amounts insufficient to cause an ...