Meghan's BABY NIGHTMARE

THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX IS OPENING UP ABOUT A HARROWING HEALTH SCARE SHE EXPERIENCED AFTER GIVING BIRTH.

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Meghan Markle covered a lot of ground during the first episode of her new podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder. During a heartfelt conversation with her close friend and Bumble dating app creator Whitney Wolfe Herd, the Duchess of Sussex touched on everything from being a working mom of two to the glare of the spotlight to the launch of her lifestyle brand, As Ever.

By far the biggest revelation came when the 43-year-old detailed her harrowing experience with postpartum preeclampsia following the birth of one of her children. (She shares Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, with husband Prince Harry.) “It’s so rare and so scary,” Meghan said of the life-threatening condition, characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine, which can cause seizures, strokes and organ damage if left untreated. “The world doesn’t know what's happening quietly, [and] you're still trying to show up for people, mostly for your children,” Meghan said of her secret ordeal, adding, “Those things are huge medical scares.”

CANDID CONFESSION

The former Suits star immediately received online praise for spreading awareness of the serious medical condition. “Meghan’s hoping to support women who've gone through the same thing,” a source tells