A 32-year-od woman whose lifelong ambition was to be a mother tragically died only five weeks after giving birth due to a ‘preventable’ blood clot.
Samantha Crosbie was over the moon after giving birth to her baby girl, Betty Crosbie.
But the life of the mother-of-three was cut short only five weeks later after she suddenly collapsed while her husband Paul Crowbie, 38, and their two children aged 9 and 5, were at the cinema.
Samantha was on the phone talking to her mother Jane Parker, 62, who immediately called an ambulance as soon as she realized that something was wrong.
Sadly, the mother-of-three passed away and tests revealed that she had suffered a Pulmonary Emobolism (PE).
Jane hopes her daughter’s experience can warn other pregnant women about the risk.
“If Samantha had been more aware of the risks, she might still be here today,” she said.
“I want her children to know that we did everything we could to help make a difference,” Jane added. “I want them to know that her life wasn’t wasted.”
Jane also said that Samantha always wanted to have kids.
“It was her lifelong ambition to be a mother,” she shared. “She loved She loved them and did everything with them.
“She would always be doing fancy dress – dressing up like prisoners or The Simpsons for fun at home or dressing up the buggy as a bumble bee for a village fete competition.
“She always had these fun, clever ideas, which they loved.”
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the pulmonary artery in the lungs. This is usually caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from deep veins in the legs. If not treated immediately, it can be fatal as the clots block blood flow to the lungs.
Common signs and symptoms include bloody or blood-streaked sputum, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Other signs are excessive sweating, leg pain, discolored or clammy skin, dizziness, and irregular heartbeat.
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