When Mary Campbell made her 90th blood donation five months ago, she had no idea it would be sent to the Royal Women’s Hospital where it probably helped save Meg Terrill’s life.
Mrs. Terrill, 38, lost 10 litres of blood while giving birth to her third child, Mabel, because of the condition, placenta accreta.
“Placenta accreta is a life-threatening pregnancy complication, where the placenta goes rogue and grows into places it shouldn’t,” Mrs Terrill said.
“The placenta therefore won’t detach upon delivery like it is designed to do, and causes life-threatening haemorrhaging when they try to remove it.
“My daughter, Mabel, was delivered at 34 weeks via a planned C-section under a general anaesthetic, followed by an immediate hysterectomy and bladder surgery.
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