All articles tagged with #amniotic fluid embolism
A pregnant woman near delivery briefly flatlined during labor. Doctors performed a postmortem cesarean to deliver the baby and revive her, bringing her back to life after seven minutes of CPR. She later suffered a massive postpartum bleed that required removing the uterus. The cause was a rare amniotic fluid embolism; she survived and was discharged about a week later.
A healthy pregnancy turned life-threatening for Jennifer Choate when she experienced a rare amniotic fluid embolism that caused her heart to stop, but she survived after emergency treatment, highlighting the severity and unpredictability of this rare obstetric complication.
Marisa Christie, a mother from Tomball, Texas, survived a rare and life-threatening condition called amniotic fluid embolism during the birth of her triplets. She was declared 'clinically dead' multiple times over 45 minutes but was saved by the medical team at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center. After undergoing a life-saving hysterectomy, Marisa had no memory of the birth and had to relearn how to walk. She credits the hospital staff for her survival and is now home with her family.