Five years ago, Shannel Perman nearly became a statistic in the growing Black maternal health crisis in the United States. Now, she's speaking out about her experience.
For Perman, the decision to have a second child was one that took several years, a period of time that she said involved mental health therapy, prayer and finding the right medical team.Shannel Perman and her husband pose with their two kids after the birth of their second child in 2022.She shared with "GMA" the things she did differently when giving birth to her second child, and what she wants other women to know.
"I like to take care of my patients prior to pregnancy so that they understand that how they come into pregnancy matters some with their outcomes," she said. "We start a nine-month journey once we have a positive pregnancy test, but some of the outcomes and, unfortunately, the deaths that we see may be related to health issues that started way before pregnancy.
Perman continued, "You have to trust your own intuition and if something something doesn't feel right, you just have to follow that and speak up and advocate for yourself." Among the warning signs for women to watch for are shortness of breath, chest pain, weakness, severe headaches and excessive bleeding, according to Oliver.
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