My beautiful 9lb baby girl looked like she was sleeping – I thought she would wake up, says devastated Lauren Goodger
LAUREN Goodger has bravely opened up about losing her baby daughter Lorena just minutes after she was born in a bid to help other parents enduring the same loss.
In an emotional interview, Lauren said Lorena looked like she was sleeping as she cradled her.
The former Towie star chose to break her silence and speak about her daughter after being inundated with messages from women and men who had also experienced the loss of a baby.
Lauren told The Sun: “Lorena looked like she was sleeping. I thought she would wake up.”
Lauren is waiting on the results of an autopsy to find out exactly why the tot, who was born weighing 9lbs, passed away.
It is believed her oxygen may have been restricted however Lauren says she cannot rest until she has answers.
She said: “I need to understand medically how she died for my own sanity.
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“They think her oxygen may have been restricted because she had two knots in her cord but normally babies can still get enough oxygen despite this.”
Lauren had a happy and healthy pregnancy but was rushed to hospital on July 8 when her midwife, who helped delivered her first daughter Larose, could not find a heartbeat.
She gave birth to Lorena in The Queens Hospital in Romford but sadly she could not be saved.
Lauren said: “I was taken into a private room and when the baby was being born the room started to fill with doctors.
“They said she had a low heart rate and took her to the side. Ten doctors started working on her. They were doing chest compressions and giving her adrenaline.
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“Charlie was in pieces, he was screaming: ‘Please save my baby.’
“I was in shock. My midwife was with me and she said, ‘She will be fine.’ I thought she would be alright.”
Shortly afterwards Lauren was told her daughter had passed away.
She said: “I thought they’d found a heartbeat but they told me they hadn’t.
“I am not sure why they said she had one, maybe it was just a movement or from the adrenaline.
“It was awful. I sat in my bloodied sheets for four hours.
“They asked me if I wanted to shower and I said yes, but I just couldn’t move. I just sat there in shock.
“I have played it out over and over again in my head.
“On the second night after my waters had broken, my waters went again and I think the baby could have been more engaged because of that which is what could have restricted the cord.
“But there was no distress and she had a strong heartbeat.
“Normally in that situation they would poo and you would have a coloured water but there was nothing. It was only when I went into labour we realised something was wrong.”
Lauren is now at home in Essex and is being supported by her family and friends.
Women are in touch telling me their stories. Which is why I wanted to share mine.
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She credited her daughter Larose, who turned one last week, for keeping her going as she plans Lorena’s funeral.
Lauren added: “I’ve been inundated with messages from people. There have been people in the public eye who have messaged me privately, people I know who wouldn’t have said hello to me if I saw them.
“Women are in touch telling me their stories. Which is why I wanted to share mine. Their messages have helped me so much. I just hope my story helps other parents going through this know that they are not alone.”
A spokesperson for Queen’s Hospital said: “We would like to express our sincere condolences to Lauren and her family on the tragic loss of baby Lorena.
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“Lauren was brought to our hospital in an ambulance after her midwife was unable to detect a heartbeat during a home birth, and despite the best efforts of our staff, sadly we were unable to resuscitate Lorena.”
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A spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said:
The loss of a baby is devastating and our deepest condolences go out to Lauren and her family.
Tragically, around 100 of the 700,000 babies born in the UK each year die because something happens during labour and birth that is not anticipated or well managed.
The RCOG is committed to reducing this number with initiatives such as the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) project.
Following the death of their baby, it is vital that all women and their families receive compassionate, high-quality and respectful care, and there is support available from charities such as Sands and .