Olympic star Allyson Felix speaks out about traumatic birth experience

. The nine-time Olympic medalist had seen firsthand what runner Phoebe Wright called “the kiss of death” — pregnancy — can do to women athletes., her first since her traumatic birth experience.

“I have always wanted to be a mom, and spent my life putting my career ahead of those personal decisions,” Felix told. “I feared how I might disappoint those who expected me to keep my career as top priority. But I knew what I wanted and it was time to put ‘me’ first.” What Felix didn’t know was that pregnancy would put her life and the life of her unborn daughter at risk. She had managed to keep her pregnancy a secret, even competing at meets when she was four months along. But after doctors discovered she had high blood pressure and her daughter’s fetal heart rate was slow, Felix got diagnosed with severe preeclampsia and underwent an emergency C-section at 32 weeks.

“I remember calling my family and asking them to fly in, and then asking my doctor if it was possible to wait to undergo surgery until they arrived,” Felix recalled. “But there were no promises. They had to act fast. I just wanted my daughter to be OK.”Nine-time Olympic medalist and six-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix is pictured with her daughter, Camryn. "I am more than a sprinter. More than an Olympian," Felix said. "I am a mom.

“I’m an athlete. I take great care of my body and was in great health. I had a birthing plan. I was at one of the best hospitals in the country. There was no way anything could go wrong, right?” she said. “But my eyes were completely opened to the fact that no one is immune from this reality and thatAllyson Felix said she was shocked to learn that a Black woman in the U.S. is three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than a white woman.

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