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More than a year has passed since Beyoncé gave birth to her twins and, during a rare interview, the award-winning singer finally opened up about her experience with preeclampsia, and with how the pregnancy complication led to an emergency C-section. Beyoncé, in the interview with Vogue, says she was 218 pounds the day she gave birth to twins Rumi and Sir in June 2017. “I was swollen from toxemia and had been on bed rest for over a month,” she said. “My health and my babies’ health were in danger, so I had an emergency C-section. We spent many weeks in the NICU.” While Beyoncé uses the term “toxemia” in the interview, the condition is more commonly referred to as preeclampsia. The rapidly progressing condition is characterized by high blood pressure, with symptoms that include sudden weigh...