What goes in must come out. Although they’re not always fun (or fragrant) to clean up, full diapers are one of the best signs that a baby’s digestive system is doing its job and the efforts to feed ...

It's normal to be worried when you learn that your baby might have swallowed some amniotic fluid during birth. Most of the time, it's quite natural and not dangerous. But it can also cause breathing ...

1 Department of Obstetrics, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, 2nd Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, 1st Affiliated Hospital of South University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Dr. Barnes explained that AFE is often “unpredictable” and “extremely rare.” AFC is only ...

One minute emergency room nurse Hailey Okula was sharing a “quick little laugh” with her husband over their newborn son and the next, she was gone. That’s how LA firefighter Matthew Okula described ...

Hailey Okula — a nursing influencer known as “Nurse Hailey” — died late last month of complications from giving birth to her first child, her husband Matthew Okula, announced in a heartbreaking ...

Influencer Hailey Okula died of amniotic fluid embolism -- one of the leading causes of death during and just after childbirth. Hailey Okula — a nursing influencer known as “Nurse Hailey” — died late ...

Hailey Okula, a nursing influencer, tragically died after giving birth to her and her husband Matt Okula’s first son. As her fans are mourning her loss, In Touch takes a look at how a seemingly ...

Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare and life threatening complication that may occur to mothers just before, during, or after delivering a baby. This period is known as peripartum. A 2022 study ...

Researchers have made new discoveries about amniotic fluid, a substance historically not well understood in medical research due to the difficulty in obtaining it during pregnancy, especially across ...

An amniotic fluid index measures the amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby. It’s an important way for your doctor to assess your baby’s development and identify potential complications. An ...

When Marisa Christie arrived at the hospital for a planned cesarean section to deliver her triplets, everything seemed to be going smoothly. But soon after giving birth, something unusual happened.