Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but severe complication of pregnancy. The rarity of the condition and the fact that AFE is a diagnosis of exclusion, make it particularly challenging to ...

However, a more probable explanation is that amniotic fluid entering the maternal circulation can produce, in addition to the well known embolism syndrome, a hemorrhagic tendency, manifested by ...

Steiner and Lushbaugh, 1 in 1941, first recognized amniotic-fluid embolism — a syndrome produced by entrance of amniotic-sac contents into the maternal circulation — to be a significant cause ...

Background Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare but severe complication of pregnancy. A recent systematic review highlighted apparent differences in the incidence, with studies estimating the ...