How common is amniotic fluid embolism?

How common is amniotic fluid embolism?

This is a rare condition. It’s actually very difficult to identify an amniotic fluid embolism because the symptoms can be very similar to other complications like eclampsia, septic shock, placental abruption and uterine rupture. Because of this difficulty in the diagnosis process, it’s challenging to assign a percentage to how many women have amniotic fluid embolism each year.

Unfortunately, the death (mortality) rate for women who have this condition is high.