Jessica Walden with her two-year-old daughter, Elsie
- Credit: Jack Walden
Tributes have continued to flood in to much loved mum-of-two Jessica Walden, remembered as beautiful, caring and supportive .
Friends, colleagues and family of the Bramford mum have been left heartbroken by the loss of Mrs Walden, who died less than 48 hours after the birth of baby Orla, while strangers touched by the tragic story have been offering their condolences.
Lois Sefton-Etheridge paid tribute to her friend Jessica Walden
- Credit: Lois Sefton-Etheridge
Mrs Walden gave birth to Orla, a sister to two-year-old Elsie, on Friday, May 7.
She needed emergency surgery after the birth because her placenta would not deliver and suffered extensive blood loss and went into cardiac arrest.
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.
Shortly after Orla s birth, Mrs Walden was taken to theatre due to issues with her placenta. It wouldn t deliver, Mr Walden explained. They took her to theatre to remove it, and whilst doing so, she went into cardiac arrest.
Doctors performed CPR on Mrs Walden for 20 minutes and managed to resuscitate her.
However, they struggled to control the severe blood loss which had occurred as a result of the placental complications.
They ended up performing an emergency hysterectomy to stop the bleeding, which had initially seemed to work. They explained to us that there was a very small chance this could happen, but the doctor said in his 20 years he s never seen anything like this, Mr Walden said.
Published:
7:04 PM May 11, 2021
Updated:
7:09 PM May 11, 2021
Jessica Walden cuddles her new baby, Orla Anne Walden, shortly after her arrival on May 7
- Credit: Jack Walden
More than £23,000 has been raised for the family of a Bramford mother-of-two who tragically died 48 hours after giving birth.
Jessica Walden, of Bramford, gave birth to second daughter, Orla Anne Walden, on Friday, May 7 at Ipswich Hospital.
Shortly after Orla s birth Mrs Walden who had suffered with complications towards the end of her pregnancy was placed on life support after suffering a cardiac arrest and severe blood loss. She sadly died in the early hours of Sunday, May 9.