{"id":2466568,"date":"2026-06-19T06:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466568"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:30:13","slug":"aussie-influencer-leah-ramsey-who-had-open-heart-surgery-while-pregnant-speaks-out-after-loss-of-baby-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aussie-influencer-leah-ramsey-who-had-open-heart-surgery-while-pregnant-speaks-out-after-loss-of-baby-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie influencer Leah Ramsey who had open-heart surgery while pregnant speaks out after loss of baby girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"ArticleContent\">\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Australian model and influencer Leah Ramsey has opened up about the \u201cdevastating\u201d toll of losing her newborn daughter following a high-risk pregnancy, which led to her needing open-heart surgery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The 35-year-old announced the death of her little girl in an emotional Instagram post last week, showing her and her husband cradling their daughter while sat side by side on a hospital bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The image was captioned: \u201cThe strongest little girl we will never get to know. You made it through infections and multiple surgeries, even when the odds were against you. But it just wasn\u2019t your time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWe are absolutely devastated. Rest peacefully. Love always, Mum, Dad and your big brother Reeves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">On Tuesday, Ramsey thanked fans for their continuing support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201c\u201cThank you to everyone who has messaged me, shared kind words, support, love, prayers, blessings and even your own stories,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWe were so hopeful that Rowe would survive and that somehow we would get our happy ending. She was with me through everything this year threw at us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThere is nothing that can prepare you for giving birth and having the room completely silent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cShe was the most beautiful baby I have ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Ramsey documented her agonising health journey while pregnant with her second baby.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"css-kn3rvr-StyledPNFigure eq8qgnw2\"><picture class=\"eq8qgnw1 image css-1deoiaj-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio-StyledPNArticleImage eosncpx0\"><source data-ratio=\"1600:2000\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22455917\/8c38aed80ac60304fbbd25e2bb0fe593d30e5016.jpg?imwidth=100&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 100w,https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22455917\/8c38aed80ac60304fbbd25e2bb0fe593d30e5016.jpg?imwidth=150&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 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15.2091 16 13C16 10.7909 14.2091 9 12 9C9.79086 9 8 10.7909 8 13C8 15.2091 9.79086 17 12 17Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"css-15pqx16-StyledPNFigCaptionText eixham84\"><span class=\"css-1drr6t0-PNCaption eixham83\">Leah Ramsey shared this post with her followers on Tuesday.<\/span><span> Credit: <!-- -->@leahjay_<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The influencer\u2019s extraordinary health battle began with what appeared to be a painful, swollen leg early on in her pregnancy, which turned out to be a blood clot needing emergency surgery to remove.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The surgery removed a far more dangerous underlying condition \u2014 an infection that had silently lived in her body for nearly a year that had travelled to her heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">With both her life and her unborn babies life at stake, she underwent open-heart surgery in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The gruelling six-hour long procedure required her heart to be stopped entirely for 80 minutes., with doctors prioritising the mother\u2019s survival while monitoring the health of her unborn baby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Despite all that could go wrong, the surgery was deemed a success but sadly a few months later, baby Rowe passed away.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"css-kn3rvr-StyledPNFigure eq8qgnw2\"><picture class=\"eq8qgnw1 image css-hxddrs-PictureWithIntrinsicRatio-StyledPNArticleImage eosncpx0\"><source data-ratio=\"1170:1427\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.perthnow.com.au\/publication\/C-22455917\/991a4b92c6029056c4a2444088093992d98caf97.jpg?imwidth=100&amp;impolicy=pn_v3 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22.7893 20.0391 22.4142 20.4142C22.0391 20.7893 21.5304 21 21 21H3C2.46957 21 1.96086 20.7893 1.58579 20.4142C1.21071 20.0391 1 19.5304 1 19V8C1 7.46957 1.21071 6.96086 1.58579 6.58579C1.96086 6.21071 2.46957 6 3 6H7L9 3H15L17 6H21C21.5304 6 22.0391 6.21071 22.4142 6.58579C22.7893 6.96086 23 7.46957 23 8V19Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 17C14.2091 17 16 15.2091 16 13C16 10.7909 14.2091 9 12 9C9.79086 9 8 10.7909 8 13C8 15.2091 9.79086 17 12 17Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"css-15pqx16-StyledPNFigCaptionText eixham84\"><span class=\"css-1drr6t0-PNCaption eixham83\">The model and influencer underwent open-heart surgery while pregant.<\/span><span> Credit: <!-- -->@leahjay_<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">There has been an outpouring of love on social media for Ramsey 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What a beautiful name for a strong girl, she will always be with you,\u201d one person commented in support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cForever your baby girl,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.perthnow.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian model and influencer Leah Ramsey has opened up about the \u201cdevastating\u201d toll of losing her newborn daughter following a high-risk pregnancy, which led to her needing open-heart surgery. 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