When I Wasn't Paying Attention, My Pregnancy Almost Killed Me
I thought nothing could go wrong — and then I was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome, a pregnancy-related illness I had never even heard of.
Antonia Malchik has written about education, parenting, identity, and environment for ParentMap, Creative Nonfiction, Brain, Child, and The Jabberwock Review, among many other publications, and is a regular contributor to Full Grown People.
I thought nothing could go wrong — and then I was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome, a pregnancy-related illness I had never even heard of.
I thought nothing could go wrong — and then I was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome, a pregnancy-related illness I had never even heard of.