Chaniece Wallace, MD, and Anthony Wallace
Chaniece Wallace, MD, a chief pediatric resident at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, died on October 24 after complications from preeclampsia 4 days after giving birth prematurely by cesarean delivery, according to her husband, Anthony Wallace.
Their daughter, Charlotte Wallace, was born on October 20 weighing 4.5 pounds. The medical team moved her to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Anthony Wallace told Chaniece's story on a GoFundMe page, writing: "On October 20th, 2020 [Chaniece's] doctors informed us that she was developing symptoms of preeclampsia." He added that she had a ruptured liver and high blood pressure and that her kidney function was declining.
"Chaniece fought with every piece of strength, courage, and faith she had available," he continued.
In announcing Wallace's death, Riley Hospital for Children wrote that "it is with grievous and broken hearts that we announce the loss of one of our beloved friends, colleagues, and co-chiefs." Chaniece "suffered postpartum complications after delivering a healthy 35wk baby girl. [S]he received excellent care at her delivery hospital by a complete and equally devastated healthcare team."
Fellow co–chief resident Eric Raynal, MD, told Medscape Medical Newsthat Chaniece's preeclampsia "developed unusually rapidly.
