Former Made In Chelsea star, Louise Thompson, almost died in 2021 after giving birth to her son, Leo Hunter, who she shares with partner, Ryan Libbey11:06, 09 Jul 2026Updated 11:11, 09 Jul 2026Louise Thompson has celebrated a huge victory in maternity reform this week. The former Made In Chelsea star, 35, who almost died in childbirth in 2021, has been campaigning tirelessly for better care for pregnant women after her traumatising experience in 2021.‌After giving birth to her son, Leo, via C-section, Louise went on to suffer with PTSD after her near-death experience and has since been diagnosed with Lupus, Asherman's syndrome, suffered a second haemorrhage, and has also had a stoma bag fitted.‌The mum-of-one, who is now seeking a surrogate to be able to have another child, has been campaigning for better maternity care in the country, and in January launched a petition to call for the appointment of a maternity commissioner.‌Last week Baroness Amos formally recommended the appointment in her report on maternity and neonatal services, which is a huge win for Louise.On Wednesday, the former reality star handed in her petition, which has over 167k signatures, along with personal letters from affected families to 10 Downing Street as she promised that 'we'll keep pushing to get a deadline for the appointment of the commissioner.'‌Sharing a video of herself wearing a cerise floral frock outside the Prime Minister's residence, Louise told her followers she was feeling an 'enormous release of tension'.Admitting she'd been in tears over her achievement, she wrote: "Have held it together all week, but creating this and re-watching it over and over again to remind myself that this is actually real and that this day really happened is making me cry and it's a huge release,' she explained."I feel like I just woke up from the biggest haze. I feel like centuries worth of trauma (other people's and my own) are pouring out of these tiny little tear ducts and I should sleep very well tonight.'‌"I feel emotional because I'm really just a normal girl whose life got totally torn apart one day and I never thought I'd get back to a normal life let alone achieving things like this."I wanted to say the BIGGEST thank you for all the brave brave families who emailed us letters sharing your stories so that we could take them with us."Insisting she was just a "mouthpiece" for all the parents who had been left traumatised by childbirth, she signed off: "This was really important to me and my intimate and brilliant team. We printed them all and put them in this black box (which just so happened to match the shiny black door) so you could be part of this mega mission. I am merely a mouthpiece for all of you out there.‌"I think I'm still a little in shock because I've realised this isn't actually the end of the mission. It's only just the beginning. s***. There is a lot of work to do. Love you all x."Louise recently revealed the extent of the trauma she endured in childbirth, which started with an agonising labour after it was found that her son's head was stuck in her pelvis.Leo was born by an emergency caesarean after Louise had suffered a miscarriage in 2020.‌The sister of reality star, Sam Thomspon, lost three-and-a-half litres of blood, more than three quarters of the volume in a body, when medics failed to stop a haemorrhage for more than three hours. The influencer later was told that her womb had torn, which had caused the bleeding.Louise required several transfusions in the aftermath of the birth and was left with post-traumatic stress disorder, which she admitted led to her questioning whether she had what it took to carry on.She was later diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, Asherman's syndrome and Lupus, following an autoimmune response ultimately resulting in the removal her colon and the fitting of a stoma bag.Article continues belowLike this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.