FILE PHOTO - Feb 11, 2018; Asheville, NC, USA; Serena Williams (USA) in action during her Fed Cup match with sister, Venus Williams (USA) (not pictured) at U.S. Cellular Center. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Serena Williams "almost died" after giving birth to her daughter last September, the former women's world number one tennis player wrote in a column for CNN that was published on Tuesday.
Williams had previously revealed some of the complications she had after giving birth but offered more details about an experience that has since inspired her to speak out about the importance of affordable child care.
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