Madison credited Ryan as 1 of the reasons she's inactive alive.

"There are 2 reasons wherefore I did marque it," she continued. "1) knowledge- I was each to alert of@the disparity and communicated this to my spouse truthful we could spell successful eyes wide unfastened 2) since I was engaged dying. Chuck had to advocator for maine and helium did. Even though we agreed astir who his precedence would beryllium successful an exigency concern helium did not instrumentality nary for an reply from the doctors and arsenic a effect saved maine AND the baby."

However, she further reflected connected however "THREE (3) of the FOUR (4) of america who ran connected the SECOND fastest 4x100m relay of each time, the 2016 Olympic Champions person astir died oregon died successful childbirth," referencing herself, Bowie and Allyson Felix.

Felix—who is ma to girl Camryn with sprinter Kenneth Ferguson—championed Madison's message successful the comments, describing the mortality disparity arsenic "heartbreaking." 

"We proceed to look a maternity mortality situation successful this country," Felix wrote. "Black women are astatine risk. It's wherefore I won't halt doing this work. We can't beryllium by and proceed to ticker our loved ones dice erstwhile galore of these complications are preventable. Standing with you T."

Previously, Felix shared that she underwent an exigency C-section aft being diagnosed with severe preeclampsia astatine 32-weeks pregnant. Her girl spent a period successful the neonatal intensive attraction portion earlier going home. (Preeclampsia is simply a precocious humor unit information that tin impact kidney oregon liver function, according to the Cleveland Clinic.)

"I truly privation women to beryllium aware, to cognize if they're astatine risk, to person a program successful place, to not beryllium intimidated successful doctor's offices, and to beryllium heard," Felix said successful a 2021 PSA with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "To cognize the signs and beryllium persistent astir thing that does not consciousness normal."

In Bowie's case, the runner's gestation whitethorn person been analyzable by possible respiratory distress and eclampsia, which develops from preeclampsia, according to her autopsy obtained by E! News. She was recovered dormant connected May 2 successful her furniture successful Florida. Her babe girl, weighing 1.8 pounds and measuring astir 16 inches, did not survive, according to an autopsy report.

Bowie's agent Kimberly Holland touched connected the tragedy, telling CBS News connected June 14, "I tin lone ideate present however that indispensable person been."

"Painful," Holland continued. "It hurts. Also to cognize that there's nary baby."