Allyson Felix Welcomes Baby No. 2, A Son, With Husband Kenneth Ferguson
Allyson Felix and her family are now a party of four after she and her husband Kenneth Ferguson welcomed their son, Kenneth Maurice Ferguson III, into the world on April 10.
The retired Olympian confirmed his birth to PEOPLE and shared that they will “lovingly” call their son, Trey.
“As a Black woman who already had been through a traumatic life-threatening delivery with my [five-year-old] daughter [Camryn], I desperately wanted a joyful birth experience I could celebrate. I’m so grateful I had a doctor who saw me, heard me, and made me feel safe,” Felix explained.
She revealed that a doula was present “who supported, guided, and believed in me,” adding, “I was able to have the unmedicated VBAC I deeply desired. The entire experience was powerful, challenging, healing and so beautiful. My birth experience inspires me to continue to advocate for Black maternal health and the outcomes we can achieve when we listen [to] and support women.”
Felix welcomed her son hours before Black mothers commemorated national Black Maternal Health Week. She and Ferguson announced they were expecting as a “Thanksgiving blessing.”
When pregnant with her daughter in 2019, Felix publicly split from her then-sponsor Nike after undergoing an emergency C-section at 32 weeks—due to severe preeclampsia that put both her and her daughter’s life in jeopardy.
The athlete claimed that Nike was pressuring her to return to training as quickly as possible after giving birth while offering her a 70 percent salary decrease.
“There have been so many women before me who had to stay silent about their fight. And so for me to be able to step out, I think my daughter gave me the courage to do that,” Felix shared with reporters in 2021. “But I think that was really the thing, that this has been going on for far too long. And I hope that we’re really changing things.” Ultimately, Nike adjusted their maternity policy for athletes, but Felix still retired after winning her 11th Olympic medal, becoming the most decorated female in U.S. track and field history.
