The reported incidence of amniotic fluid embolism in high-resource countries ranges from 1.9 to 6.1 cases/100 000 births, 29 with induction of labour being a highly significant risk factor. 30 Given the high fatality rate for this condition, it is notable that the woman found to have an amniotic fluid embolism survived and was able to be transferred to a tertiary-level hospital.
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Evaluating Midwifery Units (EMU): a prospective cohort study of freestanding midwifery units in New South Wales, Australia.
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