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Three moms share how they survived pregnancy related heart failure and symptoms to look for

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Peripartum cardiomyopathy, better known as pregnancy related heart failure, is extremely rare.

Black women are at a much higher risk of experiencing it though researchers currently aren't sure why.

Tracey Young , Tiara Johnson and Tina Marsden all had symptoms that could've been brushed off as normal symptoms of pregnancy.

The biggest piece of advice all the women give is to listen to your body if something doesn't feel right.

"Receiving a diagnosis of heart failure doesn’t signify the end; instead, it opens the door to a new way of living life," says Young .

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