Hailey Bieber Details Postpartum Health Struggles and Pregnancy Risks

Bieber described the period after becoming a mother as isolating, noting that the lack of public conversation and medical research surrounding PMDD made the experience particularly difficult. Johns Hopkins Medicine defines the condition as a severe form of PMS often linked to serotonin deficiency. For the entrepreneur, breaking the silence is a personal necessity, as she noted that sharing experiences helps mitigate the sense of loneliness that often accompanies such diagnoses.

Her commitment to the cause is backed by a 5 million dollar pledge from her beauty brand, Rhode, to the Foundation for Women’s Health. This initiative aims to bridge research gaps for conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome, which affects her sister, Alaia Baldwin. Bieber’s advocacy follows a high-risk pregnancy complicated by a uterine septum—a congenital tissue wall that carried significant risks of miscarriage and preterm labor. Despite these warnings from her OB-GYN, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, the pregnancy progressed successfully. The delivery itself proved equally harrowing, as Bieber suffered a postpartum hemorrhage that required urgent medical intervention. These events follow a 2022 medical emergency involving a mini-stroke, which led to the discovery and subsequent repair of a congenital heart defect.