I had postpartum preeclampsia like Meghan Markle. Here’s what it was like

Published April 9, 2025

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quotes Thaddeus Waters in a story about the author’s own experience with a condition called postpartum preeclampsia, which causes high blood pressure. The story comes after Meghan Markle opened up for the first time in the debut episode of her new podcast about experiencing the scary health issue after having one of her children. “Hypertension is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality postpartum, and the vast majority of these [deaths] are preventable,” Waters tells SELF.

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