Serena Williams reflects on traumatic childbirth and importance of advocating for herself: ‘I fought hard’
msn.comSerena Williams has spoken candidly about her pregnancy and her difficult childbirth, with the tennis star revealing that advocating for herself and “being heard” by her doctors meant the “difference between life or death”.
The professional athlete, 40, who welcomed daughter Olympia, four, with husband Alexis Ohanian in 2017, reflected on the pregnancy, as well as the medical emergencies she faced after welcoming her child via caesarean section, in an personal essay for Elle.
In the essay, titled: “How Serena Williams Saved Her Own Life,” Williams began by acknowledging that she had a “wonderful pregnancy” and that she’d enjoyed being pregnant as she’d liked the “positive attention”.
The 23-time grand slam champion also noted that it allowed her to settle into a “whole new way of being” where she could relax and not play tennis.
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