Amniotic Fluid Embolism

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** Acute hypotension or cardiac arrest, acute hypoxia or coagulopathy in the absence of any other potential explanation related to the presence of amniotic fluid or the fetal debris within the maternal vascular system during the antepartum or intrapartum period.

**Synonyms:** - Amniotic Fluid Embolism Syndrome - Amniotic Fluid Embolism Syndrome