Amniotic fluid embolism: decreased mortality in a population-based study

Abstract

In this population-based study of reported cases of amniotic fluid embolism, the maternal mortality rate (26.4%) was significantly less than previously reported and might reflect a more accurate population frequency. In addition, patients who survived and patients who died had similar pregnancy complications, suggesting that amniotic fluid embolism was present in all cases and not limited to those who died.