“I almost lost my life eclampsia”
TWENTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD law student Zandile Mnisi was prepared for her baby. She was as studious about her pregnancy and giving birth as she was about her degree. As soon as she knew she was expecting, she started taking all the necessary vitamins, changed the way she ate, researched baby-safe exercise for expectant women and planned on giving birth vaginally at a midwifery clinic. But, as they say, even the best-laid plans go awry, and despite her best intentions, Zandile collapsed at 31 weeks. She was rushed by ambulance to the nearest hospital and was unconscious and in a critical condition when doctors delivered her baby boy via emergency C-section.
