Olivia Bowen has broken down in tears as she recounted being rushed to hospital with a major health incident during the birth of her second child. The 31-year-old former Love Island star and her husband Alex, 34, are documenting their journey into parenthood in the ITV2 series Olivia & Alex: Parenthood.
In scenes set to air on Sunday, Olivia reveals that her bladder fell into her cervix during labour, obstructing the baby and making a natural birth impossible. After attempting a home birth, she was taken to hospital by ambulance where she underwent an emergency caesarean section. Following the birth, she suffered a major haemorrhage, losing nearly three litres of blood and requiring a blood transfusion.
Speaking on the show, Olivia said: 'My bladder had fallen down into the cervix and was obstructing the baby, so there was no possible way I could give birth naturally. ... But then I felt dizzy and out of control and the nurse started calling out how much blood I was losing. It was so scary they were shouting on the tannoy 'major haemorrhage'.' She added: 'The doctors were incredible, the NHS was amazing, I literally feel that they saved my life.'
Alex, visibly emotional, said: 'Seeing Liv the way that she was on that table scared the life out of me. ... You're bringing life into the world ... but we had a traumatic way to get there which makes you realise how much you love your partner.' The couple, who already have a three-year-old son Abel, welcomed daughter Siena Grace in August. Olivia previously revealed she had been expecting twins but lost one baby during pregnancy.
