Mandy Moore is going through the last stretch of her second pregnancy, and this Friday she made an unexpected revelation about how she will face the birth. “My platelets are too low for an epidural,” the This Is Us actress revealed.
In an interview with Today Parents , Moore explained that she has an autoimmune disorder called immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), which causes the immune system to mistakenly attack platelets. This disorder can cause easy or excessive bruising and bleeding as a result of low levels of platelets, which are the cells that help blood to clot. In the case of pregnant women, specialists indicate that there is an increased risk of heavy bleeding during childbirth.
Also, as Dr. Ashley Roman, director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at NYU Langone Health, explained to Today, if an expectant mother’s platelet count is very low, placing an epidural during labor can cause injury around the spinal cord.
Moore and her husband, Taylor Goldsmith, are already parents to 17-month-old son Gus, whom the actress also gave birth to without medication due to the condition. ” It was horrible. But I can do it one more time. I can climb that mountain again, ”said the protagonist of A love to remember . And she added: “I wish medication was an option, but we’ll carry on like we did last time.”
A day before the interview was published, Moore made a post on her social networks giving an account of how she is going through her pregnancy. In one of her Instagram stories, she explained, “I’m fine. I just have to keep getting blood tests to measure my platelet levels, throughout my pregnancy. They are low, but they have always been low. But I’m fine. Everything’s fine”.
At the beginning of July, the actress and singer announced her decision to end the tour with which she had been presenting her latest album, In Real Life, ahead of schedule. In an interview with Today Parents she explained, “It turns out that being on a set is a far cry from being on a tour bus. It was like trying to sleep on a wooden roller coaster.”
“I was dumb and thought, ‘If I did it before, I can do it again.’ But every pregnancy is different. This time, in addition, I have to take care of a small child. I was afraid of negatively affecting my unborn baby and her growth,” she stated.
“I’ve been waiting a decade and a half to go back on tour… But ultimately, nothing is more important than my health and my baby’s,” she said.
At the time of informing her fans of the decision to get off the tour, Moore decided to share an extensive text on her social networks. There, she explained: “Friends, it is with great regret and great consideration that I have to let you know that I am canceling the dates of all my concerts for the remainder of 2022. It has been an honor and an absolute dream to return to the stage this last month. , performing for all of you.”
“When we scheduled these shows, I wasn’t pregnant, and while I really thought I could pull through, the way we travel (long hours on the bus without getting enough rest) has taken its toll. I know I have to put my family and my health (and my baby’s) first, and the best place for me right now is home. Thanks for all your support along the way and thanks in advance for respecting my decision. I can’t wait to be back soon to bring you my music!” she concluded in her statement.