The mum was left with PTSD after the birth of her second daughter

A woman who nearly died while giving birth has shared her final memory before her heart flatlined.

Despite the advancements in modern medicine, childbirth still remains one of the most dangerous experiences the body can go due to a number of potentially fatal complications.

For British mum Keeley Wilson, 36, she would be left with life-changing PTSD after suffering two cardiac arrests while giving birth to her daughter Sophia, now three.

Following an uncomplicated pregnancy, Keeley delivered her daughter via c-section on 18 May, 2021.

She had chosen to have a procedure after needing an emergency c-section while giving birth to her first daughter Mya, now 14.

However, it was during the operation that Keeley – from Rochdale, Greater Manchester – began to experience complications.

She began to feel an overwhelming urge to be sick once the surgeon began to cut into her, before seeing the ECG line – a machine used to track a patient’s heartbeat – flatten, signalling that her heart had stopped.

She was unconscious for around two minutes, before later losing consciousness again – waking to her the sound of her newborn daughter crying.

Recalling the incident – which had left her with fractured ribs – Keeley said: “I think it’s fair to say I actually died twice.