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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
YouTube star ended up in coma after giving birth to second child due to rare complication
YouTube star Kate Albrecht - who is known for the channel Mr. Kate with husband Joey Zehr - ended up in a coma just two weeks after giving birth to her second child. Kate and Joey are already parents to son Moon, five, and welcomed baby number two - a daughter named Mars - during a home birth at their residence in Hawaii on May 22. Their first child was born inside a hospital via C-section, but the influencer wanted the 'magical' experience of giving birth naturally and at home, she explained during an interview with People published on Friday. 'This is my second kid, my last pregnancy. Let me challenge myself and go for this,' Albrecht told the outlet. Kate saw both a midwife and OB-GYN during her second pregnancy and after nearly 24 hours of labor - their baby girl was born. Afterwards, the mom-of-two went to the hospital for a checkup and to get stitches after suffering a tear amid labor. Kate was told she was 'fine' by doctors - but two weeks later the star had a horrifying health scare that initially had gone undetected: eclampsia. She began to suffer different symptoms at the beginning of her postpartum journey, including headaches and pain around her mid-back area. 'I was so tired and so sore. I felt like, "Wait, this is supposed to be easier. I'm supposed to recover from a natural childbirth easier than a surgery," but I was bedridden,' Kate recalled. Her husband Joey - who also joined in on the interview - explained that she had been seeing an OB but was told '"This is the healing process."' When she also saw doctors over her stitches, the media influencer opened up about the pain she was feeling but, '[They] just said, "Oh yeah, well, you went through natural childbirth. Oh, you're a migrainer. You have headaches."' Kate had been at home one day with her newborn baby girl and a family friend when she decided to take a nap due to not feeling well. The star remembered falling in the hallway and into a wall. Her friend helped her into bed and soon reached out to Joey - who was away with son Moon at a party. He wasn't too far away and soon arrived home - and noted to the outlet a film crew was shooting a scene nearby on the same street. Joey emotionally recalled entering their bedroom to find Kate 'unconscious' and 'blood coming out of her mouth.' After not being able to wake her up, he called 911 and sent the friend outside to see if there was a medic on set of the film - and luckily there was. The medic arrived to find Kate had begun to have a seizure and after being quickly updated on the situation, the medic speculated she had eclampsia. According to Mayo Clinic, postpartum preeclampsia is a 'rare condition' that 'sometimes develops up to six weeks or later after childbirth.' It also 'can cause seizures and other serious complications' if it is left untreated. She was intubated upon arriving to the hospital and Joey explained, 'At that point, she was then in a medical coma.' Following tests, Kate did not have any brain bleeds and was transferred to the ICU. Joey left the hospital late that night, but even at home, would call nearly every hour to get any updates. The next day, she awoke and was able to breathe on her own. Her husband said, 'I was like, "You had eclampsia. Yeah, the babies are fine." You're like, "What's eclampsia? What's that?"' A blood clot had also been found on one of her kidneys, which had caused the pain she had been experiencing in her back. Last month on June 9, Kate was discharged from the hospital and was happy to return home to see her son and newborn daughter. The couple explained that they felt like they had been 'prepared' for everything - and never thought she would suffer from the rare medical condition. She had even done tests that check for preeclampsia during her pregnancy, but those had also turned out 'fine' at the time. Kate admitted that the situation 'was literally my worst nightmare' but offered a positive update. 'My family is okay. They're thriving. My baby's thriving. She's fine, and I'm good and getting better every day. I'm trying to make this into a positive, trying to find the positive in this horrendous experience.' Over on Instagram, she also gave a message to their fans and followers on Friday. Along with sharing photos of herself with baby Mars, Kate penned: 'I know a lot of you have seen the People article and have been worried and sending your love and we are so thankful for you! We are OK! 'We just posted the entire raw and real birth video on our YouTube channel (link in bio). It's the most raw video we've ever made.' She added, 'Birthing naturally was by far the hardest thing and I really didn't think I could pull it off, but I did! 'Mars, Moon and Dada @joeyzehr and I are happy, healthy and healing now! We are working on a second video to tell the rest of the story.' The mom-of-two concluded with, 'We are so thankful for all of you. The Creative Weirdo family is literally the best community on the internet! ❤️❤️.' Mr. Kate first began as a blog in 2009 and has since blown up to a successful YouTube channel which currently has 3.79 million followers.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mr. Kate YouTuber Kate Albrecht Details Coma After Giving Birth
Originally appeared on E! Online Kate Albrecht and Joey Zehr are opening up about a health scare that followed the birth of their second child. The couple behind the Mr. Kate YouTube channel, who are also parents to son Moon, 6, are recounting the medical emergency that Kate endured after giving birth to daughter Mars on May 22. After spending weeks mostly offline, Kate, 43, and Joey, 43, shared that while they are now parents of two healthy babies, the last eight weeks following their home birth in Hawaii have been a difficult journey. While the birth itself went smoothly—an especially happy moment as Kate was excited to experience natural birth following her c-section with Moon—everything changed two weeks later. "I was so tired and so sore," Kate recalled to People in an interview published July 18. "I felt like, 'Wait, this is supposed to be easier. I'm supposed to recover from a natural childbirth easier than a surgery,' but I was bedridden." And despite repeatedly getting the all-clear from the doctor, Kate knew something wasn't right, and her suspicions were confirmed after she went to a friend's house and started to fall ill. "I was starting to just not be able to think clearly," she remembered. "She put me in bed, and that's actually where my memory stops." More from E! Online Astronomer CEO Andy Byron Under Company Investigation Into Alleged Affair After Coldplay Concert Video Today's Dylan Dreyer and Husband Brian Fichera Break Up After 12 Years of Marriage Teen Mom's Jenelle Evans Shares Update On Who Her Son Jace is Currently Living With Kate's friend called Joey, and by the time he showed up, her condition had progressed: She was unconscious with blood coming out of her mouth. "I immediately jump on the bed and yell at her, and she won't wake up," he shared. "Kate started having seizures in the room, which was terrible to watch." As it so happened, a film crew was outside filming a movie, so Joey quickly found the on-set medic who let him know she likely had eclampsia, which according to Yale Medicine, is "a rare condition in which a pregnant or postpartum woman suddenly experiences seizures" that can arise "until 6 weeks after delivery." After a seizure in bed and a seizure in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, she was intubated. Joey recalled, "At that point, she was then in a medical coma." Several hours and medical tests later, Kate woke up the next morning and was eventually discharged from the hospital. Kate was discharged after spending the day in the ICU and being transferred back to labor and delivery. And while the scary chapter came to an end, the couple looks back wishing someone would have warned them about the possibility of developing the condition. "We knew so much information," Joey said. "Yet, we had no idea that two weeks after giving birth, we should be watching for preeclampsia, eclampsia." He added, "We were prepared for everything except the one [thing] that happened." Now, weeks later, the couple is finally feeling like things are back to normal. "My family is okay. They're thriving," Kate shared. "My baby's thriving. She's fine, and I'm good and getting better every day." Read on for more celebrities sharing details on their health journeys. Lupita Nyong'o's Uterine FibroidsSuki Waterhouse's HerniaBrian Austin Green's Perforated AppendixAdam Devine's Long-Term Injury From Childhood AccidentJason Tartick's Back InjuryMatt Kirschenheiter's Heart AttackTracy Morgan's Medical EmergencyChristy Carlson Romano's Eye InjuryAmy Schumer's Cushing SyndromeCasey Fitzgerald's Neck Injury From Hockey Skate BladeHailey Bieber's Blood ClotJustin Bieber's Ramsay Hunt SyndromeJamie Foxx's Brain Bleed & StrokeEmilia Clarke's Brain AneurysmCori Broadus's StrokeShailene Woodley's Health Battle For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Yahoo
Update after baby dies in home birth
An allegedly unregistered midwife who police say assisted in the home birth of a baby boy who died shortly afterwards has appeared in court more than two years after the death. Emergency services were called to a home near Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast on September 11, 2022, following a home birth. The newborn boy was unresponsive following the birth and was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before he was flown to Coffs Base Hospital. He later died in hospital. Allegedly unregistered midwives Christina Meyer, 41, and Penelope 'Penny' Burrows, 51, were both arrested at Dorrigo in March this year, more than two years after the boy's death. Both women were charged with manslaughter and granted bail. No pleas have been entered at this stage. Their cases were both called up in Coffs Harbour Local Court on Tuesday morning. Ms Meyer appeared in person, sporting a blue linen shirt and tote bag, while Ms Burrows was excused from appearing as she was legally represented. Magistrate Theresa Hamilton adjourned both Ms Meyer and Ms Burrows' matters until August 26 for a case conference mention. The Director of Public Prosecutions had earlier asked that Ms Meyer be called up at the same time as Ms Burrows so their matters could be dealt with at the same time; however, Ms Meyer was not in the room at the time, so her matter was dealt with separately. The pair have also both been handed down interim prohibition orders by the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission. They are unable to provide any health services, either paid or voluntarily, to any member of the public. The orders, effective from March 2023, were renewed in May until July 10.
News.com.au
24-06-2025
- News.com.au
Allegedly unregistered midwife fronts court after baby dies in home birth
An allegedly unregistered midwife who police say assisted in the home birth of a baby boy who died shortly afterwards has appeared in court more than two years after the death. Emergency services were called to a home near Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast on September 11, 2022, following a home birth. The newborn boy was unresponsive following the birth and was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before he was flown to Coffs Base Hospital. He later died in hospital. Allegedly unregistered midwives Christina Meyer, 41, and Penelope 'Penny' Burrows, 51, were both arrested at Dorrigo in March this year, more than two years after the boy's death. Both women were charged with manslaughter and granted bail. No pleas have been entered at this stage. Their cases were both called up in Coffs Harbour Local Court on Tuesday morning. Ms Meyer appeared in person, sporting a blue linen shirt and tote bag, while Ms Burrows was excused from appearing as she was legally represented. Magistrate Theresa Hamilton adjourned both Ms Meyer and Ms Burrows' matters until August 26 for a case conference mention. The Director of Public Prosecutions had earlier asked that Ms Meyer be called up at the same time as Ms Burrows so their matters could be dealt with at the same time; however, Ms Meyer was not in the room at the time, so her matter was dealt with separately. The pair have also both been handed down interim prohibition orders by the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission. They are unable to provide any health services, either paid or voluntarily, to any member of the public. The orders, effective from March 2023, were renewed in May until July 10.
Daily Mail
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Love Island's Montana Brown risks backlash as she shares video of fiancé Mark O'Connor balancing their son Miley, five months, on his hands
Montana Brown risked fan backlash as she shared a video on Instagram of her fiancé Mark O'Connor balancing their baby son Miley on his hands on Sunday. The Love Island star, 29, welcomed Miley, five months, with her fiancé Mark O'Connor via a home birth in January and also share son Jude, 23 months. In a Father's Day tribute post, Montana posted a clip of Miley dressed in a baby grow as Mark carefully held him up with one hand. She also posted a throwback clip of Mark doing the same act with Jude, when he was a baby. Montana captioned the post: 'Happy Father's Day to the best dad ever @markoconnor23... Poor Miley...' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Before adding on the other clip: 'Poor Jude too [laughing face emoji]'. In February, Montana admitted she felt 'guilty' about not spending as much time with Jude since giving birth to Miley. Montana shared the confession alongside a collection of adorable family snaps, including one where she was holding both baby Miley and little Jude. She captioned the pictures: '2 weeks of baby bliss ✨ the jump from one to two has been interesting, naturally I'm more with Miley and Mark is now spending more time with Jude so I feel like Jude isn't very happy with me. 'I'm sure it will settle but I'm actually really enjoying the newborn phase. I'm finding it easier than the adjustment from 0-1 maybe because it's not all so new and I knew what to expect but I definitely feel guilty not spending as much time with Jude. 'Trying to soak up all the little moments as I feel really lucky ✨.' Montana recently opened up about the challenges of having a home birth when her baby daughter Miley was breech. She said she was advised by her NHS midwives to give birth in hospital but she insisted she wanted to follow her head and heart and stay at home. She captioned the pictures: '2 weeks of baby bliss ✨ the jump from one to two has been interesting, naturally I'm more with Miley and Mark is now spending more time with Jude so I feel like Jude isn't very happy with me' The reality star enlisted the help of a private doula for her home birth, who assured her both she and her daughter were safe. Montana took to Instagram on Sunday to share that her home birth was 'magical' but she had felt really when her waters broke due to Miley being breech, with one of the baby's legs popping out first. However she thanked her 'rock' Mark, doula Emiliana and midwife Heather for relaxing her before Miley 'flew out' two pushes later. Sharing snaps from her birth, Montana could be seen cradling her newborn with Mark kissing her forehead, while in another picture the couple gave Jude a cuddle. As Montana prepared to give birth at home, pictures showed her receiving comfort from Mark throughout, from sorting hot water bottles to helping her stretch.
