With a tragic loss such as this, it is hard to understand why. We don’t typically consider birth dangerous in today’s modern world. When a maternal death does occur, we can be struck by the shock of it.
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Leading Up to Krissy’s Death
Clayton told ABC News that the cause of Krissy’s death was cardiac arrest caused by sepsis. In the interview, Clayton talks about what happened leading up to and on the day of Krissy’s death.
He shared that in November of 2022, Krissy lost her son James to stillbirth. She also had a miscarriage scare a few months before her death. In her 16th week of pregnancy, she had what is called a cerclage procedure. This is when they go in to temporarily sew the cervix closed with stitches. This helps the cervix hold a pregnancy in the uterus.
At 20 weeks, Krissy Anderson …