A condition characterised by the lodging of a gas bubble (air embolus) in the bloodstream, which can cause a blockage associated with the physiological and other changes that occur during the period of time from conception to delivery (pregnancy), during labour and delivery (childbirth) or during the approximately six weeks after delivery during which the uterus returns to the original size (puerperium).
Also indexed as
Obstetric air embolismair embolism in pregnancy, childbirth or puerperiumair embolism in the puerperiumobstetric air pulmonary embolismpuerperal air embolism