She suffered life-threatening and life-altering complications while giving birth
Former Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson has shared that she doesn’t think she has another baby due to her extremely traumatic birth with her young son Leo.
Louise Thompson, who has been engaged to Ryan Libbey for eight years, gave birth to her son Leo in 2021, however, she suffered life-threatening and life-altering complications during and after his birth.
The trauma and health issues like Asherman’s Syndrome, where scar tissue builds up in the uterus, leading to pelvic pain, irregular periods, and even infertility, caused Louise to make this admission.
The reality-star turned campaigner has since said she believes she will not be able to carry and deliver another baby herself safely, and is further calling for better education and care for other women going through similar trauma.
She told the Daily Mail: “It’s something that a lot of people within my circle are talking about fairly regularly – the population problems we have. Thousands of women are crying out to me about this topic. Speaking on my own personal experience, I won’t be able to carry another child.”
Louise now wears a stoma bag and has become an advocate for educating and campaigning for high-quality maternity care.
During the delivery of her son, Louise lost three-and-a-half litres of blood following an emergency C-section, and suffered another terrifying haemorrhage at home shortly after, losing around five litres of blood, before having to return to hospital.
Louise previously spoke to the Birth Trauma All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), which was set up this year to “raise awareness of the experiences of parents who have experienced physical and psychological harm from childbirth.”
Additionally, Louise has teamed up with former Conservative MP Theo Clarke, who set up APPG, as well as chairing the first parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma in British history.
“I do believe that if someone is going to be in a long operation, they should be given the option to be put to sleep, because I think a lot of my trauma could have been prevented if I hadn’t witnessed the operation awake,” she shared.
She went on to urge the NHS to reevaluate its staffing levels on weekends, as the appropriate skills to help women in difficulties are often not available.
