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Former Olympic champion Tori Bowie died in childbirth, according to autopsy

The former Olympic and world champion sprinter Tori Bowie died in her home due to complications from childbirth, according to an autopsy report The 32-year-old was found dead at her home in Orlando, Florida, in May after the local sheriff’s department attended “a well-being check of a woman … who had not been seen or heard from in several days.” A cause of death was not released at the time. Read more According to the report from Orange County Medical Examiner Office, Bowie was eight months pregnant and in the process of giving birth when she died. It is unclear if friends or family knew she was pregnant. The report says possible causes of death included respiratory distress and eclampsia. Eclampsia is a rare complication of We are deeply saddened to learn the cause of death of Olympic medalist and world champion sprinter, Tori Bowie. Black women die at exceedingly higher rates due to pregnancy-related complications. We face a much higher risk of maternal death due to various reasons including… “Black women die at exceedingly higher rates due to pregnancy-related complications,” BET wrote on its Twitter account. “We face a much higher risk of maternal death due to various reasons including chronic stress and implicit bias from health care providers. There is so much work to be done to properly protect and advocate for Black women’s health.” Bowie won three gold medals on the global stage for the US. Her first came as part of the USA 4x100m relay team at the 2016 Olympics. ...