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Gemma Atkinson was left terrified when she gave birth for the first time in July 2019, as severe complications led to her haemorrhaging, and concerned doctors were forced to perform an emergency C-section. The experience was so traumatic that the 38-year-old initially vowed never to give birth again, so when fans noticed that she seemed to be “breathless” during her Instagram videos while pregnant with baby number two, they spoke up.
One fan urged Gemma to have her iron levels checked, only for the star to hit back and reassure her that breathlessness was “common” in pregnancy.
The message from a concerned fan read: “Have u had your iron levels checked missus u sound a bit breathless, that can be a sign of low iron in pregnancy [ask] your midwife to run some bloods for u x (sic).”
Gemma, who revealed last month that she was expecting her first baby boy with Strictly Come Dancing pro Gorka Marquez, sparked alarm due to the level of trauma she’d endured the first time around.
The presenter replied: “I’ve been asked this a lot. Thanks for concern”, but then added: “My bloods are checked regularly as is my [blood pressure].
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The star, who originally met partner Gorka Marquez on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 and welcomed Mia two years later, had at first been uncertain whether she’d take the plunge and have a second child.
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Her much-loved daughter had been “tiny”, weighing just 4lb10, leaving the midwife concerned that she would be too weak to get Gemma’s cervix to open.
Sure enough, 24 hours after Gemma’s waters broke, her baby had still not arrived, leading to a chain of events which the former Hollyoaks star says resulted in herself and her baby almost dying.
Little Mia didn’t respond well to being induced, and with every contraction that Gemma had, her heart rate dropped lower.
The midwife pressed the panic alarm and an emergency C-section was administered, leaving a frantic Gemma to focus on her “breathing technique” in a bid to remain calm.
After delivery, her joy didn’t last long as she recalled on Instagram: “Two hours later I was alone with Gorks and Mia blissfully happy in a ward when I suddenly felt extremely unwell… I was haemorrhaging.
“I don’t remember much other than having around nine doctors in the room, some injecting me, hooking me to drips, physically pulling clots out of me and one comforting Gorks who was beside himself in the corner.”
Fortunately, Gemma survived, as did Mia – and they are now looking forward to welcoming the latest addition to their family.
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