an amniotic fluid embolism is a rare pregnancy complication caused by “amniotic fluid, fetal cells, hair, or other debris” entering the “maternal pulmonary circulation, causing ...

It also includes fetal cells sloughed off during development, which doctors can extract and analyze for signs of disease. Gerli and his colleagues used single-cell RNA sequencing to characterize the ...

AFE occurs when “amniotic fluid, fetal cells, or debris enter the mother’s bloodstream during pregnancy, triggering a severe immune-like reaction,” Dr. Precious Barnes, DO, a family medicine ...

After confirming that there was no early pain or chorionic inflammation, the amniotic membrane of the first fetus burst and almost all amniotic fluid escaped ... treatment and fetal lung ...

Other symptoms include maternal tachycardia (≥100-120 bpm), fetal tachycardia (≥160 bpm), uterine tenderness, purulent or foul-smelling amniotic fluid, and maternal leukocytosis (>15,000 ...