Duchess Sophie: Your dramatic struggle for children and life!

Duchess Sophie: Your dramatic struggle for children and life!

Windsor, Vereinigtes Königreich - The concern of the Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie von Wessex, has attracted great attention in a new biography by Sean Smith. According to oe24 had Sophie in June 1999 Edward married a particularly difficult fight to get pregnancies. Despite her deep longing for children, she was not spared challenges and got medical support and help from experts. In order to increase the chances of pregnancy, she even adapted her diet and applied acupuncture.

in 2001 Sophie became pregnant, but suffered severe abdominal pain that led to emergency surgery. Tragically, this led to the loss of the child. Her second attempt to get pregnant in 2003 also brought difficulties. Due to a placenta detachment, Sophie came to the Frimley Park Hospital, where she finally gave birth to Lady Louise through an emergency caesarean section. This premature birth weighed only 1.5 kg and Sophie needed nine liters of blood, which led to it that it lost consciousness several times. Her husband Edward, who was in Mauritius at the time, immediately returned to help his wife and daughter.

strong commitment to newborns

The difficult experiences that Sophie has through led to their commitment to newborn care and the air rescue services. This resulted in an active role in various initiatives and programs to support families and newborns. Finally Sophie and Edward welcomed their second child, James, Viscount Severn, to pregnancy that went without complications.

long -term engagements against violence

Sophie will be accompanied during her stays in the Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Congo, the special representative of the Prime Minister. She has already led her interest in the topic of sexual violence to other countries such as Kosovo, Lebanon, Südsudan and Sierra Leone, where she contacted activists and survivors.