Louise Thompson has made an emotional confession that she will never again be able to carry a child, four years after the traumatic birth that nearly claimed her life.
The former Made in Chelsea star, now 35, said her son Leo’s 2021 delivery left her with catastrophic injuries and long-term complications that doctors say rule out the possibility of another pregnancy.
Louise, who has since become a leading voice in campaigning for women’s health and maternity care, explained that she developed Asherman’s Syndrome — where scar tissue causes the uterus to become fused — along with worsening bowel complications and the need for emergency surgery after a severe post-natal haemorrhage. These conditions, she said, make carrying another baby impossible.
After speaking to the Birth Trauma All-Party Parliamentary Group this summer, Louise has now teamed up with former Conservative MP Theo Clarke to launch a nationwide petition calling for the Government to appoint a dedicated maternity commissioner. The aim is to reach 100,000 signatures and force a Parliamentary debate.
Louise said women everywhere are losing confidence in the system, explaining that “a generation of women are being put off having children after reading horror stories.” She added that thousands have contacted her directly: according to her, “speaking from 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.”
Theo Clarke, 40, who suffered incontinence and a third-degree perineal tear during the birth of her daughter Arabella, has echoed those fears. She became a viral figure when she broke down in Parliament describing her experience. Clarke said many mothers now “don’t feel safe to give birth in British hospitals today.”
Together, the two women hope their campaign will spark urgent reform — and help stop other mothers from enduring the trauma they did.
