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Premature birth
Lady Louise Windsor, the only daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex was born on 8 November 2003. She was born prematurely, a month ahead of her due date. Sophie had to be rushed to a hospital for her birth, unfortunately at that time, Prince Edward wasn t by her side as he was on an official trip to Mauritius.
There were some serious complications during her birthing process. It was reported that after a placental abruption, both Countess Sophie and Lady Louise experienced severe blood loss. Royal Surgeon and Gynaecologist Marcus Setchell performed an emergency Caesarean section. Louise was immediately transferred to a neo-natal unit in St George s Hospital, Tooting, London, as a precaution. Although she made it out safely, she still suffered some health conditions owing to her premature birth, such as esotropia.
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Easels are always set up outside Buckingham Palace to confirm the health of both baby and mother. (Image: GETTY)
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do they have a name yet? i think the name should be david, after david bowie. reporter: the baby delivered by this man, dr. marcus setchell, the queen s gynecologist, no less. the couple attended prenatal classes from renowned teacher christine hill who described kate as, quote, delightful, and pronounced william will do the right stuff on the day. all this relegates uncle harry to a distant fourth in line to the throne. a role that seems he has been practicing for. william won t be getting much sleep but he will get two weeks paternity leave before returning back to base where he works as a royal air force rescue pilot. the new great-grandmother is asleep behind me at buckingham palace one of the future residences of the new prince. but he will have to wait a while. both mother and the new prince are said to be doing well and hopefully getting some rest too. lama hasan, abc news, outside buckingham palace in london. so now we have a new wait, the great kate wait is over.