The model and mom of three had a horrific delivery that left her bed-ridden and traumatized, and she's shared the harrowing story in a new essay.

"There was blood literally everywhere": Ashley Graham reveals she almost died in childbirth

The model and mom of three had a horrific delivery that left her bed-ridden and traumatized.

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