Kelsie Bouton says she became unresponsive within two hours of delivering her daughter Whitley on Aug. 26, 2026, after a postpartum hemorrhage. She lost about 1.8 liters of blood, received transfusions and stabilized; doctors induced labor at 35 weeks after diagnosing preeclamps.
After removing large clots, clinicians placed a JADA suction device to control the bleeding, but it continued. During a second hemorrhage, Bouton became unresponsive, her blood pressure could not be read, her oxygen saturation fell to 78% and her heart rate dropped into the 30s. The team gave medications, three units of red blood cells, one unit of fresh frozen plasma, IV fluids and high-flow oxygen.
Bouton says medical records show the bleeding began slowing between 6 a.m. and 6:47 a.m.; the JADA device was removed that afternoon. She reports no lasting physical complications and says she and her husband decided against having more children because she does not think she would survive another childbirth.
