Kelsey Parker opens up about ‘really bad PTSD’ after ‘stillbirth’ of son

Kelsey Parker has reflected on the PTSD she has following the traumatic stillbirth of her son, Phoenix, last year.

The 35-year-old went into a quick labour at home unexpectedly at 39 weeks, leaving no time for a midwife to arrive before the baby was born.

Tragically, her son was born sleeping, and when the paramedics arrived, they called the police due to no medical professional being present when she gave birth.

As Kelsey opened up about feeling like a “criminal” at the time this happened, she told Good Morning Britain presenters Ed Balls and Susanna Reid that she's since received an apology.

Kelsey was on the programme to introduce her baby daughter River, who she announced had been born on social media on September 20.

When Susanna observed that Kelsey had been through a lot, with the death of Phoenix last year and her husband Tom in 2022, the 35-year-old confessed it's been a “tough” few years for her family, reported the Mirror.

The ITV star questioned how the traumatic birth of Phoenix impacted her during the build-up to River's birth as Kelsey confessed it was “so tough.”

Kelsey shared that she had “really bad PTSD” from her last birth experience, she told Susanna she knew with River “everything was going to be ok” as they couldn't possibly go through that again.

She revealed to Susanna how her two other children are “over the moon” with their new baby sister, whose father is her partner Will Lindsay, as she added they've “gone through so much.”

For the unversed, Kelsey Parker shared the news of River's birth online with a sweet snap of her arm next to a plaque with her name.