Fortunately, I haven't had mine yet. We think amniotic fluid entered my bloodstream, causing my clotting factor to use itself up in a futile effort to contain the damage. It's sort of like becoming an instant hemophiliac just as large blood vessels in the placenta detach from the mother's body. It couldn't happen at a worse time. Either the mother bleeds to death, or the amniotic fluid travels to the right lobe of the heart and the heart stops.
Death usually occurs within an hour.
After the baby was born I was rushed into surgery, and transfusions began. And the lights went out. When the first procedure failed to stem the collapse of my clotting system, it was apparent that my situation had become life or death. The doctor raced the hall to brief my husband Peter and to secure his permission to perform an emergency hysterectomy on me. Just save Reg.