The Pathogenesis of Amniotic-Fluid Embolism

Abstract

SINCE Steiner and Lushbaugh¹ reported the first series of cases of amniotic-fluid embolism in 1941, there has been increasing interest in the subject. The following study of 14 placentas is offered because these placentas show the presence of amniotic squamous cells in abnormal locations. Hence, these observations may throw some light on the manner in which amniotic fluid enters the maternal circulation.The placenta that first roused interest was sent to the Boston Lying-in Hospital from the delivery room at St. Margaret's Hospital by Dr. Edmund L. Carey because of its singular appearance. The membranes were intact except for a . . .