BABY HORROR
Gemma Atkinson reveals nightmare childbirth left NINE doctors fighting to save her life while Gorka sobbed in the corner
GEMMA Atkinson has opened up about the horrific childbirth that saw doctors battling to save her life while boyfriend Gorka Marquez sobbed in the corner.
The 34-year-old actress shared a picture of her smiling in hospital with daughter Mia - before revealing the terrifying nightmare she had just endured.
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She explained how nine medics were "physically pulling clots out of me" as blood gushed out of her in the aftermath of a cesarean section.
Gemma added: "I was having a haemorrhage. A big one & I lost a lot of blood."
The star began by explaining that the picture she’d shared showed Mia at 30 hours old, saying: “Things could have gone very differently.”
She wrote: "Mia was a tiny baby, 4lb 10. With that in mind the midwife was concerned she wouldn’t be strong enough to open my cervix.
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"My water broke on a tues & we gave her the benefit of the doubt but by the Wednesday evening despite her being in the perfect place & so low down, she still hadn’t managed it.
"The decision was made to induce me to help her along but she disliked that even more. With every contraction her heart rate dropped.
"On the 3rd one midwife Katie who was taking care of me at the time pressed the panic alarm & within 15 mins I was rushed out, prepped & delivered Mia via an emergency C section.
"It wasn’t what I’d planned but thanks to my hypnobirthing despite the madness & panic, I was able to calmly keep my breathing technique & accept whatever is best for Mia just do it!"
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She added: "2hrs later I was alone with Gorks & Mia blissfully happy in a ward when I suddenly felt extremely unwell.
"Gorka got a doctor and she took 1 look at me & again pressed the panic button. I was having a hemorrhage. A big one & I lost a lot of blood.
"I don’t remember much other than having around 9 doctors in the room, some injecting me, hooking me to drips, physically pulling clots out of me & one comforting Gorks who was beside himself in the corner.
"I woke in another room with Gorks & my family there, Mia sleeping soundly & a lovely midwife named Di who was checking my notes."
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Thanking her doctors, she concluded: "The trauma was over & thanks to our NHS & incredible hospital staff we were ok.
"I’m fully aware for some people it’s a different outcome & I feel incredibly lucky that me & Mia are healthy & healed.
"My mum moved in with me while Gorks was away & has been incredible! If I can be half the mum she is to me I’ll be happy!
"I’m going to remind Mia of this story any time she has doubts about what she can achieve in life.
"The odds were against her from the start, but she’s been a little fighter from day 1.
"Feeds perfectly & is gaining weight like I do on an all inclusive holiday! We’re SO proud of her, she’s our little soldier & I’m so Grateful ❤️."
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