article_snippet.sent: An amniotic fluid embolism is a rare but serious condition that occurs when amniotic fluid — the fluid that surrounds a baby in the uterus during pregnancy — or fetal material, such as hair, enters the maternal bloodstream.
article_snippet.sent: An amniotic fluid embolism is most likely to occur during childbirth or immediately afterward.
article_snippet.sent: Signs and symptoms of an amniotic fluid embolism might include: .
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Wilson suffered an amniotic fluid embolism.
article_snippet.sent: This is where the amniotic fluid – the liquid inside the sac in which the baby grows - or other matter from the foetus, such as hair, cells or other debris, gets into the mother's bloodstream.
highlights_snippet.sent: Hilary Wilson suffered an amniotic fluid embolism during labour .
  