Serena almost died after giving birth to daughter

US Tennis star, Serena Williams almost died after giving birth to daughter Alexis that she needed an emergency C-section and had multiple surgeries after getting blood clots on her lungs. 

According to her, she suffered two months of complications after the birth and had an emergency caesarean section after the baby’s heart rate dropped to a dangerously low level.

Serena, 36 who grace the cover of the fashion Bible, Vogue with her baby for the latest issue opened up about the horrifying medical issues that left her facing multiple surgeries.

Serena, welcomed her first child Alexis — who she refers to by her middle name, Olympia — in September with her husband Alexis Ohanian.

The day after the operation, she fell ill and doctors found several small clots in her lungs. Then she suffered another terrifying scare when her C-section scar popped open and medics found a large haematoma had flooded her abdomen.

The first photo of Alexis Olympia that Serena shared on her Instagram account. 

Serena underwent several surgeries and was unable to get out of bed for six weeks.

That was an amazing feeling [being handed her daughter], she told Vogue.

And then everything went bad.

The sports star has a history of blood clots so she was the one who raised the alarm after she found herself feeling short of breath 24 hours after becoming a mum.

I was like, listen to Dr. Williams!, she explained.

Serena was found to have a pulmonary embolism, and the coughing it caused meant her C-section wound popped open.

Because she had been taking blood-thinners to dispel the clots, the medication caused bleeding at the site of the incision doctors had made for the baby.

She had to undergo another surgery, and a week later she finally went home and found she wasn’t even able to get out of bed.

Serena, who has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles during her tennis career, said she hated feeling helpless.

I was happy to change diapers, but on top of everything she was going through, the feeling of not being able to help made it even harder, she said.

Consider for a moment that your body is one of the greatest things on this planet, and you’re trapped in it.

Serena married Alexis in November, just two months after the birth of their daughter.