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European Marathon Champion Richard Ringer Announces Stillbirth of Daughter at 35 Weeks

The couple used Instagram to explain an umbilical‑cord complication, signaling a private period of mourning.

Overview

  • April Lucia Vivienne was delivered stillborn on 24 October at 1:53 a.m. at LMU Clinic Munich, the parents said.
  • Over several days the umbilical cord wrapped multiple times around her leg, cutting off adequate supply, according to their statement.
  • Doctors induced labor in the 35th week, and the baby was born vaginally, the couple reported.
  • Richard and Nada Ringer thanked family and friends for their support and said they will step back from public life to grieve.
  • Earlier in the year Nada publicly shared the pregnancy during a run in Chicago, and Ringer is the 2022 European marathon champion.