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On March 31, Hailey Okula suffered an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), which affects only one in every 40,000 deliveries Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers ...

This is most common during the labor process. Not enough amniotic fluid. Your baby’s scalp may be more likely to swell if the amniotic sac breaks early during the delivery. Similarly ...

Polyhydramnios is diagnosed during an ultrasound that measures amniotic fluid volume. This test uses high-frequency sound waves to make images of your unborn baby on a monitor. Polyhydramnios should ...

And then suddenly it’s the worst of your life.'” Tony Stelre said. During labor, Annie Sterle suffered an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE). “It’s considered a catastrophic complication of ...

Matt Okula also identified the cause of his wife’s cardiac arrest as an amniotic fluid embolism. An amniotic fluid embolism is “a rare and life-threatening complication that occurs when a ...