Objective: the early diagnosis and clinical treatment of amniotic fluid embolism. Methods: a retrospective analysis of diagnosis and treatment of 8 cases of amniotic fluid embolism in patients with clinical data in our hospital in 2008 April~2012 year in April. After patients with clear diagnosis, patients were given anti shock, anti allergic, dilation of the pulmonary bronchial, dredge asked cycle. Results: 9 cases of amniotic fluid embolism, successful rescue of 6 patients with well, time to diagnosis mainly depends on the amniotic fluid embolism and mode of delivery. In 5 of these patients is found for cesarean section operation, with timely rescue success; 1 patients occurred in the fetus after natural childbirth conditions, after the rescue success. The remaining 2 patients occurred in natural childbirth, failure to rescue the final death. Conclusion: amniotic fluid embolism patients rescue success depends largely on whether or not in the amniotic fluid in the maternal circulation quantity and time of diagnosis and treatment.