A family is mourning the loss of a beloved wife and mother in Oklahoma. Kelli Tyler was pregnant with her fifth child and actively sharing updates throughout her pregnancy. Shortly after giving birth, Kelli lost her life due to a very rare childbirth complication.
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Just last week, Tyler had changed her social media profile picture as she prepared to give birth, according to Oklahoma news affiliate KFOR. A day after she changed her profile picture, Tyler had passed away.
“The amniotic fluid got into Kelli’s bloodstream [and] she was losing blood more than she could take in,” Julie Roach, Tyler’s mother, explained. “I think the last words my granddaughter said — she said — were, ‘I’m about to faint.'”
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, an amniotic fluid embolism is a “dangerous and life-threatening complication” that typically happens during the delivery, or shortly after someone gives birth.
The explanation goes on to say that this particular embolism is “very difficult to diagnose because the symptoms can be similar to other serious complications during childbirth.”
The Cleveland Clinic also states that “for reasons that are mostly unknown, some people have a severe allergic response to amniotic fluid mixing with their blood,” adding that it can cause cardiac arrest, uncontrolled breathing, or lung failure.
“She would come around for a minute or so and she would code again,” Roach said of her daughter.
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Tyler’s daughter, Jalie, may have long-term health complications, but the family won’t know “until she grows up some more,” Roach explained.
“Jalie won’t get to know her mom in person. but she’s gonna know her mom. We have pictures, we have recordings that we’re going to play over and over,” she said.
The family has set up a GoFundMe to offset unexpected medical expenses as well as to help with everyday items like clothes, diapers, and groceries.
