Three of America's top female athletes have suffered life-threatening complications while giving birth. The two athletes who survived giving birth are speaking out on the Black maternal health crisis in the U.S.
about the emergency C-section she faced when she delivered her daughter Camryn in 2018. Just before giving birth at 32 weeks, Felix was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia, high blood pressure that typically occurs in women after the 20th week of pregnancy, according to theFelix wrote that she "was unsure" if she would make it through the C-section, and prior to that, was "unaware of the risks" she faced during her pregnancy.
"About five days before I gave birth to Camryn, I was having Thanksgiving dinner with my family. I mentioned that my feet were swollen. As we went around the table, the women shared their experiences during pregnancy. My cousin said she also had swollen feet. My mom didn’t. Not once did someone say, ‘oh, well, that’s one of the indicators of preeclampsia.’ None of us knew," Felix wrote.
She continued, "That needs to change, now, especially in light of Tori’s tragic passing. Awareness is huge. Serena Williams had near-death complications during her pregnancy. Beyoncé developed preeclampsia. I hate that it takes Tori’s situation to put this back on the map and to get people to pay attention to it. But oftentimes, we need that wake-up call."
Allyson Felix of Team United States competes in the Women' s 4 x 400m Relay Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 7, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.While eclampsia is more rare, preeclampsia, a condition of high blood pressure and kidney damage during pregnancy, is common, affecting as many as 1 in 25 pregnancies in the U.S.,As Black women, both Felix and Bowie are among the population most affected by preeclampsia, data shows.
a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, the rate of preeclampsia is 60% higher among Black women than white women, and Black women are more likely to develop severe preeclampsia.
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