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25/09/2019

Serena Williams Was Terrified Of Giving Birth

Serena Williams was "terrified" of giving birth.

Now mum to two-year-old daughter Olympia with her husband Alexis Ohanian, the tennis star has been honest about her fears of the birthing process.

Speaking to the audience during an Advertising Week panel in New York, Serena even admitted that she had wanted to keep the tot inside her belly after a little too much research.

She said: "I met with this company, 'Mommy and Me', which I invested in a while ago, and they are really bringing help and information to moms after they give birth. You get so much information before having a baby, I was overloaded by what to do -- so much so that I was frightened when it came time to give birth. I was like, 'You know what, I'm just not gonna do it.'

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"I was late, I was at my dad's house and I was killing time. I think I was one of the few people who wanted to keep the baby inside. I was so terrified, but one of the things that this particular company is doing is helping women."

The 37-year-old ending up welcoming her daughter via an emergency caesarean section that came with life-threatening complications.

"One minute, everything's going according to plan, and then I'm being wheeled off for surgery. I was terrified, and it was a whole new kind of fear," Serena explained.

Her Reddit co-founder husband added: "The C-section was low on our wish list because of her history with blood clots. Any surgery that Serena has is potentially life-threatening. But we decided, 'Well, OK, for the safety of mom, for the safety of the baby, we have to proceed with a C-section."



(JG/CM)

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