| Title | Successful pregnancy after amniotic fluid embolism: a case report. |
| Author(s) | Demianczuk CE, Corbett TF |
| Institution | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. |
| Source | J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2005 Jul; 27(7):699-701. |
| MeSH | Adult
Embolism, Amniotic Fluid
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Recurrence
Risk Factors
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| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) has a mortality rate of 60% to 80% and accounts for approximately 10% of all maternal deaths in the United States. Although AFE is thought to be an anaphylactoid reaction, there are few reports of subsequent pregnancy after AFE. CASE: A healthy 29-year-old underwent an uncomplicated planned Caesarean section for her third pregnancy. She had a history of placental abruption with the first pregnancy and amniotic fluid embolism with the second pregnancy, for which she was treated with blood products and recovered fully.
CONCLUSION: This case of a 29-year-old woman with successful subsequent pregnancy after amniotic fluid embolism and a limited number of case reports in the literature suggest that AFE is a sporadic event. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 16100626 |
