When asked why she was speaking about it now, the Wonder Woman star explained that she was ready to openly talk about it from the moment she got back to the ICU post-surgery, so as to bring more awareness to it. She was advised by her doctor, however, to get "to the other side of it" first.

"It was quite a recovery," she added. "It took me a good few months to get back to myself. Now that I'm here, yes, that's the biggest reason why I talk about it," pointing out that there wasn't enough awareness when it came to women's health, particularly regarding complications during pregnancy.

When looking back on the health scare on Instagram, Gal penned: "My daughter, Ori, was born during that moment of uncertainty and fear. Her name, meaning 'my light,' wasn't chosen by chance." 

"Before the surgery, I told Jaron that when our daughter arrived, she would be the light waiting for me at the end of this tunnel," she wrote. Ori's birth was announced in March 2024, with the actress managing to keep the entire pregnancy a secret.

"Thanks to an extraordinary team of doctors at @cedarssinai and weeks of dedicated care, I made it through and began the road to recovery. Today, I am fully healed and filled with gratitude for the life I've been given back."