The Bachelor’s Anna Heinrich has revealed that she recently faced a life-threatening situation during the birth of her second daughter, Ruby.
The 37-year-old lawyer and television personality shared her terrifying experience and revealed how what was supposed to be a routine procedure almost turned fatal.
Heinrich, who is married to Tim Robards, revealed complications arose shortly after giving birth to Ruby via Caesarean section.
Although he initially thought everything had gone well with the birth, Heinrich faced sudden and severe postpartum bleeding.
“My first daughter, Elle, had a cesarean section and then we discovered that the umbilical cord had been wrapped around her neck twice,” Heinrich said during an interview with The Daily Telegraph this week.
Bachelo’s Anna Heinrich has revealed that she recently faced a life-threatening situation during the birth of her second daughter, Ruby. She is pictured with her husband Tim Robards, 41, and her eldest daughter Elle, two.
“So when the second one came, I also had a C-section and I think I was a little full of myself… I thought everything would be fine, it would be easy to get it out.” .’
The joy of having Ruby on her chest was short-lived when the medical team suspected she was clotting.
‘The birth itself was fine and I had Ruby on my chest and I thought everything had gone really well. Then all of a sudden they said they thought I was clotting,” she explained.
Although he initially thought everything had gone well with the birth, Heinrich faced sudden and severe postpartum bleeding.
“With my first daughter, Elle, I had a C-section and then we discovered that the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck twice,” Heinrich said during an interview with The Daily Telegraph this week.
The situation quickly worsened as his bleeding did not stop.
“I handed Ruby over to my husband and they called the obstetrician…I could see everyone started to get a little worried because she wouldn’t stop bleeding and they didn’t know why,” Heinrich said.
After another surgery, which unexpectedly lasted 40 minutes to two hours, the seriousness of the situation became clear.
“I handed Ruby over to my husband and they called the obstetrician…I could see everyone started to get a little worried because she wouldn’t stop bleeding and they didn’t know why,” Heinrich said.
Her obstetrician later informed her husband that if not for the immediate medical intervention and facilities available at the hospital, the outcome could have been fatal.
Heinrich spent the night in the intensive care unit as a precaution, marking a deeply traumatic but eye-opening experience.
Now that he is physically recovering, Heinrich admits that his mental recovery is still ongoing.
