The autopsy reportedly concluded the Olympic medallist’s death was natural and possibly due to complications of childbirth like eclampsia or respiratory distress.
to an autopsy report obtained by USA Today Sports, ending speculation surrounding her death and underscoring the glaring disparities in maternal health for Black women in America.The report from the Orange County Medical Examiner Office estimated Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor at the time of her death in May.
The report listed respiratory distress and eclampsia—the onset of seizures during pregnancy and considered a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment—as possible causes of death.Bowie was in labor at the time of her death and that she died from complications of childbirth, according to CBS News.
Holland said there had been a great deal of “very hurtful" speculation surrounding Bowie’s death and hoped there will be “many apologies” now the truth is known.
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