title: Death due to air embolism during sexual intercourse in the puerperium.
abstract: We describe the cases of two young women who died due to air embolism during sexual intercourse early in the puerperium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Batman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomlinson
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sykes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy