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Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Love Island's Courtney Stubbs hospitalised during second pregnancy with MAFS star Jack Millar and shares confronting images after being diagnosed with shocking condition
Courtney Stubbs has been hospitalised and diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) - a condition that sees her struggle with severe nausea, vomiting and exhaustion. The Love Island Australia star, 27, who is expecting her second child with former Married At First Sight groom Jack Millar, 30, took to Instagram on Monday to open up about her 'rollercoaster' pregnancy, along with some confronting images. In one photo she is seen lying down in the shower and in another hooked up to an IV while in hospital. 'Wish I was here to say it has been all positivity, sunshine and rainbows but that isn't the case,' she wrote of the harsh realities of her second pregnancy. Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which affects 1 in 100 Australian women, has caused the pregnant mum to be bedridden, tired, nauseous, unable to keep food down and hospitalised multiple times. 'I can't even take care of Penelope…' she said of her first child. 'Thank god for Jack and the grandparents who have helped out.' However, the reality star assured fans that her growing baby - a little boy - was doing well despite her serious health struggles. 'Baby boy has been monitored every time and he is healthy and growing perfectly, thank goodness,' she added. 'I think I just feel useless and gutted that this is so hard on my body, that my body goes through this type of trauma whilst trying to grow another baby. 'I want what those fitness influencers have, grinding away at the gym, right as rainbows,' she added. 'It's so bitter tasting to not be experiencing pregnancy the way I feel like I'm 'suppose to".' The pregnant mum said she made the decision to open up about her pregnancy struggles in the hopes of being there for other women who are experiencing similar issues. 'I don't want anyone in my position to feel alone, or not heard,' she said. 'Although this journey isn't picture perfect like we always dreamed… it's worth it. 'Pregnancy is the hardest journey I've been through, but I can't wait to say I got through!' Friends, family and followers flooded the comments section of the post with praise and love for Courtney. Pregnant MAFS bride Domenica Calarco, who was partnered with Jack on the hit reality series' ninth season, rallied around the mum. 'You are strong, you can do this!!!!! Pregnancy is bloody hard!! So many women feel alone and you opening up like this will help immensely,' she wrote. Fellow Love Island alum Margarita Smith also offered her support for the star. 'So rough you poor thing sending so much love and strength!!' she said. A fan commiserated with the soon-to-be mum of two, saying: 'I've experienced HG with both pregnancies and second was 100x worse! Take it day by day hun. All worth it at the end!' Courtney and Jack revealed that they were expecting their second child in a sweet video posted in April this year. The pair could be seen cuddling and kissing each other and their daughter Penelope, one, as they enjoyed a picnic. They went on to say their second child was 'the final piece to our puzzle', adding that they were expecting the little bundle of joy in October 2025. The loved-up duo welcomed their daughter Penelope back in 2023. They announced the joyous news via Instagram, sharing a gallery of photos showing the pair cuddling up to their newborn baby girl at hospital and later at home. One photo showed the besotted parents posing in bed with their daughter as well Jack's dog Finn. 'Penelope June Millar. A love so magical words cannot describe! 10/11/23,' they wrote in the caption.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
'My womb becomes a tomb': South Carolina woman forced to carry dead fetus for weeks due to strict abortion laws
A South Carolina woman has gone public with her emotional and medical experience, alleging she was refused lifesaving medical care after suffering from fetal loss, as a result of the state's restrictive abortion law. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The woman, Elisabeth Weber, reports being required to carry a nonviable fetus for weeks, even though there was no heartbeat, because doctors were unwilling to deliver treatment within the limitations of the "heartbeat bill." Her experience illustrates how such legislation could accidentally delay necessary medical treatment for women with pregnancy loss. South Carolina woman forced to carry fetus with no heartbeat for weeks Elisabeth Weber, a 31-year-old mother of three from South Carolina, said that she was close to ten weeks pregnant when her doctor told her her fetus did not have a heartbeat anymore. She went in right away and asked for a dilation and curettage (D&C), a procedure applied to extract fetal tissue from the uterus following miscarriage or abortion. Even though the fetus was not viable, Weber was said to have been refused the procedure on the grounds that medical staff feared breaking the heartbeat law. "My baby has been sitting inside me dead for three weeks already," Weber posted on an Instagram video. "And now I have to wait another week knowing my baby is dead to do anything about it." Poll Do you believe current abortion laws adequately protect women's health? No, they do not. Yes, they do. South Carolina woman Weber complications suffered Weber has Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), a serious pregnancy complication that results in severe nausea and vomiting. While the fetus had ceased to grow, Weber's body still reacted as if she were pregnant, leading to ongoing illness and physical decline. "My body wasn't realizing that I wasn't pregnant anymore. I was still totally bedridden with nausea, vomiting all the time," she explained. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "The baby hadn't developed at all. There is still no heartbeat. At that point, I was nearly 10 weeks pregnant." Weber also complained of frustration at being questioned about whether her pregnancy was "wanted," implying that such questioning was directed at ascertaining the lawfulness of providing care, and not her healthcare needs. Weber faces psychological trauma under strict abortion law Weber has had deep-seated grief in the past, having lost her infant son in 2018 to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). She now has three daughters—Neveah, Story, and Finley. The psychological trauma of having a dead fetus, added to her background of loss and continued physical illness, has had a lasting effect. 'I can't believe that I'm being forced to carry around my dead baby. They know it's gone, they know it's dead, they know it's stopped developing. There's really no feeling like when your womb becomes a tomb,' she said. Weber's viral account exposes the real-life harm of abortion bans gone too far Weber's account has attracted nationwide attention, as reproductive rights advocates have pointed to her case as proof of the unintended damage of overly broad abortion bans. Her account has spread widely on media like Instagram and TikTok, where she has chronicled her experience in real-time. Those against the heartbeat bill contend that instances like these portray a perilous intersection of medicine and politics under which legal confusion and fear of prosecution discourage doctors from making effective, life-sustaining medical decisions in time. Medical workers, legal observers, and feminist groups have affirmed the necessity of clearer legislative terms that permit effective and humane care in miscarriages and fetal demise. South Carolina's abortion law sparks debate over medical judgment and legal risk South Carolina's "Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act," the so-called heartbeat bill, took effect in 2021. The act prohibits all but extremely rare abortions once fetal cardiac activity is identified, usually around six weeks into the pregnancy. Exceptions are provided, but only on a very tight basis, in cases of rape, incest, or if the mother's life is threatened. Yet, critics contend that the ambiguous language of the law and harsh legal sanctions have a chilling effect. Healthcare providers might be reluctant to provide timely treatment in cases of miscarriage or fetal death because of fear of legal repercussions—even when fetal viability is no longer an issue. Also Read |
