Former Made In Chelsea star Louise Thompson was joined by her brother Sam Thompson as they spoke at parliament following her harrowing birth trauma ordeal in 2021
Sam Thompson was on hand to offer his sister support as she took to parliament on Wednesday. Louise, 35, discussed her harrowing birth trauma ordeal which saw her almost die in 2021.
As she was preparing to welcome son Leo-Hunter to the world in 2021, former Made In Chelsea star Louise needed an emergency caesarean and lost “12 and a half litres of blood”. Later, she suffered with PTSD as well as post-natal anxiety.
Since the traumatic time she has also been diagnosed with Lupus and Asherman’s syndrome. She has also suffered a second haemorrhage and required a stoma bag to be fitted.
While in parliament, Louise and her brother spoke with Birth Trauma APPG, who raises awareness of the experiences of parents who have experienced physical and psychological harm from childbirth. Louise candidly opened up about the emotional trauma she felt during the birth.
Sam, meanwhile, spoke about the impact the situation had on himself and close family members. Both Sam and Louise were later involved in a photograph to capture the moment. They smiled alongside Theo Clarke, the founder of the Global Birth Trauma Alliance and former Chair of the UK’s Birth Trauma Inquiry to mark the occasion.
The meeting comes months after Louise candidly shared details of her miscarriage pain and long-term health battle. However, at the time, she also said her decision to share the news with her fans sometimes felt “quite liberating”.
She opened up on a book about her ordeal, which was released in April. She confessed that writing Lucky was a “cathartic” experience as she worked to process everything she had been through. And she later admitted on Instagram that she suffered a miscarriage over a year ago. She said she has only told “a handful of people” but wanted to share it with her fans as she mentioned it in her book.
Posting images of a positive pregnancy test alongside a screenshot of a website that estimated her due date to be September 10, 2024, she wrote on one of the images: “Tw: miscarriage and fertility struggles. I thought I’d include this so that people don’t get the wrong end of the ‘stick’ – Pun unintended… and start wishing me a big fat congratulations for something that isn’t warranted.”
She captioned the post: “This is not now, this was last January. The night before I got on a flight. As if things needed to get more complicated.
“I only told a handful of people, but I wrote a bit about it in the book and now that it is out there in the big bad world I thought it was easier to share on here than to have anyone question it behind my back.
“I often find it easier to write this sort of stuff down than to speak about it out loud. And hopefully this will help me process it. Sharing can feel quite liberating.”
Louise added: “The stick in this image is one of those things that I’ve buried. I haven’t allowed myself to give it a second thought. In typical Louise fashion, one trauma has been quickly replaced by another swooping in to take my attention.
“I haven’t even spoken to Ryan about it in much detail either really… but we’ve had our plates full.”
