title: Amniotic fluid embolism: a case study.
abstract: A case study involving a young woman delivering twins illustrates the dangers of this rare occurrence, the precise cause of which is still unknown. A rare complication of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Physicians Quality Care, and Union University School of Nursing, Jackson, TN, USA. leanne_wilhite@yahoo.com
authors.forename: LeAnne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wilhite
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004619:Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D014427:Twins