Tragedy as mum, 23, with 'beautiful soul' dies weeks after giving birth
02.11.2023 - 09:25
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A young mum who was 'like the glue' holding her family together tragically died weeks after giving birth to her second child. Amelia Smith had suffered with anorexia and, when she struggled with a stomach ache after a meal one night, it wasn't deemed as out of the ordinary.
But the 23-year-old's partner, Tom Mooney, realised something was seriously wrong the following morning. Around two hours after believing Amelia was in a 'deep sleep', Tom found her unresponsive in bed, her inquest heard yesterday (November 1),
Amelia was described as a 'gentle, kind and beautiful soul' by her loved ones, the Liverpool Echo reports. She welcomed baby Poppy into the world on October 1, 2021.
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At an inquest held at Bootle Town Hall on Wednesday, coroner Graham Jackson said the beautician had suffered with eating disorder anorexia for an 'extended period'. Amelia, from Kirkby, Merseyside, had also suffered with low potassium levels - and while pregnant with her second child, Poppy, she was hospitalised and treated by doctors with an intravenous drip.
She was given potassium tablets to be taken orally at home. A month after the birth of Poppy, Amelia and her partner Tom Mooney had gone out for a meal on November 13. They returned home and Amelia had complained of having a 'sore belly'.
The court heard how due to Amelia’s eating disorder this was not out of the ordinary, but this stomach ache was different to previous ones. However, Tom said they felt it didn’t warrant