Presentation
The condition is so rare (between 1 in 8000 and 1 in 80,000 deliveries, although more recent studies show 1 in 20,464 deliveries for a more precise number) that most doctors will never encounter it in their professional careers, and as a result the exact process is poorly understood.
It is believed however that once the fluid and fetal cells enter the maternal pulmonary circulation in general terms there will be profound respiratory failure with deep cyanosis and cardiovascular shock followed by convulsions and profound coma, however this does occur in two phases detailed below:
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