Gal Gadot Had a Harrowing Experience With a Blood Clot During Her Pregnancy

My wife is the strongest person I know for a lot of reasons. For one, she saddled up with this guy (points to self) despite knowing everything about this guy (points to self again). She works hard, juggling being a mom, a full-time professional, and a full-time badass. On top of all of that, she also faced an incredibly difficult pregnancy that included three near-miscarries, and blood pressure issues that kept her in the hospital for over 24 hours two weeks before her intended due date.

She gave birth to our twins at 36 (which is referred to as a “geriatric pregnancy” by the by, a term my wife understandably did not care for). Her blood pressure spiked during a routine visit, which gave the doctors cause for alarm. My incredible wife was at risk for preeclampsia, which could cause her organs to shut down. Luckily, she made it out and came home with her due date moved up a week, and The Snyder Cut loaded up to watch (again, she’s incredibly strong, but also, we had a friend in it, get off my back!).

The road to her pregnancy wasn’t easy either. It actually began when I started working for this website! We had to use an IUI, a step below IVF because someone had been smoking too much weed and ruining their sperm (I won’t say who). It took three attempts, but we were blessed, and then we thought we had lost them three different times as my wife’s uterine lining had been separating from her body causing blood to pool up and it had to go somewhere!

Things worked out. We’re the parents of two incredible boys who turn four in March. However, I felt inspired to share the less fun details because of what Gal Gadot shared online. The actress revealed that her most recent pregnancy almost ended in tragedy. Gadot had to have emergency surgery on a brain blood clot while giving birth to her daughter. She shared details of the ordeal, which happened in February, as a way to raise awareness of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.

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— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) December 29, 2024

(I couldn’t embed the Instagram version of her post.)

“In one moment, my family and I were faced with how fragile life can be,” Gadot explained in a detailed social media post. “We rushed to the hospital, and within hours, I underwent emergency surgery. My daughter, Ori, was born during that moment of uncertainty and fear. Her name, meaning ‘my light’ wasn’t chosen by chance.” It’s odd to look back at what my wife experienced and consider ourselves lucky, but it feels that way. I remember how I felt when my wife was stuck at the hospital and we thought her organs might shut down. A blood clot in her brain may have made me faint.

I respect Gadot’s decision to share this news. She made it through but the result could have been worse. Other people may face similar situations, see this story, and feel hope (or, at least, know enough to look for warning signs).