[REBROADCAST] All About Preeclampsia and What You Need to Know to Reduce Your Chances Of Getting It

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

I wanted to revisit this episode about pre-eclampsia because of the recent, tragic loss of Dr. Chaniece Wallace MD, who was a Pediatric Chief Resident at Indiana University School of Medicine.

She passed away on October 24 after giving birth to her baby Charlotte via emergency c-section. She experienced severe preeclampsia, so I wanted to bring back this conversation with Dr. Cecily Clark Ganhart about what preeclampsia is, what the symptoms are, and why we need to take it seriously. You can donate to the Wallace family at the GoFundMe page linked in the show notes for this episode.

Find full show notes at drnicolerankins.com/rebroadcast-preeclampsia and check out all the free pregnancy & birth resources I have for you at drnicolerankins.com/resources.

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0:00.0	In this episode, we're revisiting preeclampsia.
0:09.7	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:14.2	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankin's, a board-certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:22.5	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered to
0:30.1	have a beautiful pregnancy in birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only,
0:35.9	and is not a substitute for medical advice.
0:38.9	Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
0:48.5	Hello, hello, welcome to another episode of the podcast. Thank you for being here with me today. Today's episode is a
0:56.9	rebroadcast of an episode I did back in September of 2019 on preeclampsia. I decided to
1:05.3	rebroadcast this episode after the recent devastating story of Dr. Shanice Wallace. If you didn't see this story,
1:15.0	she was a pediatric chief resident at Indiana University, meaning she was in her last year of
1:21.4	training before she was going to go on and practice as a pediatrician independently.
1:27.1	And her baby girl Charlotte, who was her
1:30.4	and her husband Anthony's first baby, Charlotte was born by C-section four weeks early, and Dr. Wallace
1:38.4	died two days later from complications related to preeclampsia. Now, like all instances where a mom dies, this
1:47.8	story is, of course, heartbreaking. And it's especially heartbreaking because she seemingly had so
1:57.1	many advantages. She was smart. She was accomplished. She had a loving, supportive husband,
2:03.9	and she still had this devastating outcome. Now, I don't know the details of her care.
2:13.3	Just from hearing like kind of secondhand and chit chat and Facebook groups, I don't think that
2:20.3	the medical system failed her. In fact, it sounds like she got outstanding care. But part of me
2:27.9	wonders about the immeasurable contribution of her being a black woman and that chronic stress that accumulates from existing
2:38.3	in a society where sexism and racism are still problems. I talked about this in episode
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