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As of August, Mary Collins and daughter Rory were both still recovering after Collins experienced severe high blood pressure in her pregnancy, which led to Rory's premature delivery. The condition, called preeclampsia, can damage a mother's organs and slow the baby's growth. (Thom Bridge for KFF Health News)
Sara McGinnis was pregnant with her second child and something felt off. Her body was swollen. She was tired and dizzy.
Her husband, Bradley McGinnis, said she had told her doctor and nurses about her symptoms and even went to the emergency room when they worsened. But, Bradley said, what his wife was told in response was, "'It's summertime and you're pregnant.' That haunts me."
Two days later, Sara had a massive stroke followed by a seizure. It happened on the way to the hospital, where she was headed again due to a splitting headache.
Sara, from Kalispell, Montana, never met her son, Owen, w...
