A young mum has tragically died 48 hours after giving birth after she went into cardiac arrest during emergency surgery to remove her placenta.
Jessica Walden, 28, from from Bramford, Suffolk, gave birth to her second daughter, Orla Anne Walden, on Friday and died just two days later on Sunday May 9, in hospital in Ipswich.
The mother-of-two had suffered with pre-eclampsia and several other complications towards the end of her pregnancy, which required her to undergo frequent checks and overnight hospital stays.
The decision was made to induce Mrs Walden at 37 weeks, to reduce the risks to both her and her baby Orla.