We're learning more about a potentially deadly pregnancy complication - maternal heart failure. It's often written off as common symptoms of those who are expecting, but doctors say this potentially fatal condition is often misdiagnosed.
This illness brought two local moms together. Lacresha Ball, 31, and Brittany Torres, 39, both thought they would be cuddling their newborns, but instead they were at Loma Linda University Medical Center clinging for their lives.Torres said the doctors didn't have much hope that she would survive.
This was Bell's second baby so she knew something wasn't right. In one week, she had gained 10 pounds."I've had five other pregnancies, From the very beginning, I struggled to breathe. I had a lot of pain in my stomach," Torres said.After a difficult delivery, Bell went home with her baby but was back in the hospital in a matter of days.
"Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a type of cardiomyopathy, or a form of a weak heart condition, that usually develops the last month of pregnancy, up to five months after pregnancy," said Dr. Diane Tran with the Loma Linda University International Heart Institute."If they're African American, if they have complications from their pregnancies and they're developing these symptoms.
Earlier intervention might have saved their hearts. They hope other women won't be afraid to speak up.
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