Meghan Markle is looking back on the “life or death” health scare she experienced after giving birth.
The “Confessions of a Female Founder” podcast host revealed that she and her first guest, Bumble creator Whitney Wolfe Herd, “both had postpartum preeclampsia,” she revealed on Tuesday’s premiere episode.
“It’s so rare and so scary,” the Duchess of Sussex, 43, said of the condition, which is characterized by high blood pressure and excess protein in urine after giving birth.
The Duchess of Sussex told “Confessions of a Female Founder” about having postpartum preeclampsia.
“It’s so rare and so scary,” she said. “You’re still trying to juggle all of these things, and the world doesn’t know what’s happening quietly,” she recalled. “And in the quiet, you’re still trying to show up for people – mostly for your children — but those things are huge medical scares.”
Markle didn’t specify if she suffered from postpartum preeclampsia following the arrival of son Archie or daughter Lilibet in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
Following her confession, the former actress shared what it’s like to be a working mom while having her and Prince Harry’s two little ones at home.
Podcast guest Whitney Wolfe Herd added that the condition is “life or death.”
Markle noted how difficult it was to “show up for people” during her health battle.
The As Ever founder also described her work-life balance as a mom of two.
She and husband Prince Harry son son Archie and daughter Lilibet.
“My office is here,” Markle said of her Montecito, Calif., home.
Her youngest child has joined Markle for meetings with executives post-nap.
Markle “wouldn’t have it any other way.”
She gushed about the “perspective” her little ones bring to building a business.
In March, Markle announced she was launching a new podcast through Lemonada Media after her failed $20 million Spotify run with “Archetypes.”
She teased the project in a trailer promising “girl talk” last month.
The first episode comes on the heels of Markle dropping her first round of As Ever products, many of which appeared on her “With Love, Meghan” Netflix series in March.
Markle defended being so booked and busy post-royal life in a recent New York Times interview.
“I need to work, and I love to work,” she told the outlet earlier this month.
