A 30-year-old woman, gravida 4 para 3 living 3, presented at 41 weeks and 2 days gestation with severe oligohydramnios. She had only two antenatal visits. She underwent an emergency lower segment cesarean section and delivered a 1.9 kg male infant with thick meconium stained liquor who died shortly after from respiratory distress. The mother developed postpartum hemorrhage and hypovolemic shock requiring intensive resuscitation measures, but her condition continued to deteriorate and she expired.