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\t\t<\/p>\n Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s new podcast dropped today (April 8), and we learned a scary medical detail that she\u2019d not previously shared before.<\/p>\n On the episode<\/a> of \u201cConfessions of a Female Founder,\u201d the Duchess of Sussex welcomed Bumble creator Whitney Wolfe Herd<\/strong> as her very first guest. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Meghan <\/strong>candidly shared, \u201cWe both had very similar experiences \u2013 though we didn\u2019t know each other at the time \u2013 with postpartum, and we both had preeclampsia. Postpartum preeclampsia. It\u2019s so rare and so scary.\u201d<\/p>\n The Mayo Clinic<\/a> shares that it is a \u201crare condition that occurs when you have high blood pressure and excess protein in your urine soon after childbirth\u2026Left untreated, postpartum preeclampsia can cause seizures and other serious complications.\u201d<\/p>\n Meghan <\/strong>then shared how this impacted her life after giving birth.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd you\u2019re still trying to juggle all of these things, and the world doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s happening quietly. And in the quiet, you\u2019re still trying to show up for people \u2013 mostly for your children \u2014 but those things are huge medical scares,\u201d she said, to which Whitney <\/strong>added, \u201cI mean life or death, truly.\u201d<\/p>\n Meghan <\/strong>and her husband Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a> share son Archie<\/strong>, 5, and daughter Lilibet<\/strong>, 3.<\/p>\n The Duchess has been open about medical and mental health issues in her past. She shared she suffered from suicidal thoughts<\/a> while living in the UK, and claimed the Palace wouldn\u2019t let her seek help.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n