LOUISE Thompson has revealed she will never be able to carry another child due to severe health issues following the birth of her son Leo.
The Made In Chelsea star, 35, came close to dying after going into labour with her son four years ago.
The harrowing ordeal led to a myriad of health issues, the most recent of which saw Louise bravely reveal she had a stoma.
Following Leo’s birth she suffered multiple injuries including a post-natal haemorrhage, developing Asherman’s Syndrome, in which scar tissue in the uterus becomes ‘glued’ together, worsening bowel problems and emergency surgery.
Her injuries mean that she cannot carry another child.
Louise also has post-traumatic stress as a result of the horrific complications she endured and now relies on a stoma bag.
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She believes women are being deterred having children due to a growing number of horror stories.
She told 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.
“So immediately that puts us in a position where we are part of that problem now.”
She is now an advocate for women’s health and maternity rights, and has spoken about her ordeal to the Birth Trauma All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).
Louise teamed up with former Conservative MP Theo Clarke to set up the APPG and is now launching a petition urging the Government to appoint a commissioner dedicated to overseeing maternity care.
Their goal is to reach the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a Parliamentary debate.
Louise has spoken about her distressing birth experience in the past.
The former reality star lost three-and-a-half litres of blood following the arrival of her son Leo by emergency C-section.
Things got even worse when Louise eventually returned home and suffered another haemorrhage, during which she lost five litres of blood and woke up in intensive care.
She previously spoke about the “uncertainty” around having another child.
She said last year on Lorraine: “It’s still fairly inconclusive. I will never mentally be strong enough to carry a child and, physically, I have something called asherman syndrome where my uterus is glued together with scar tissue.
“I suppose in one sense, it’s a bit of a miracle that I didn’t have to have a hysterectomy, so I do still have a womb.
“I had a year with no periods, then I had a surgery to try and fix that and then that ended up in another haemorrhage so where I am left currently is that the hospital have sort of said ‘It would be too threatening.
“We wouldn’t want to do another surgery in that area. Let’s let you live’. Equally I am so grateful to have one beautiful, healthy child who has lots of friends and cousins. I do have ovaries and embryos so there is a chance I could freeze some eggs… when I am ready…”