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Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 2,077 Send Message	Paul Barton, Special Agent	Report	14 Aug 2010 21:17
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 2,077 Send Message	Against the 1767 birth entry of my ancestor Richard Wilmshurst is this touching note: "The mother died this morning very suddenly, being seemingly in good health just as she was going down stairs". It was four days after Richard's birth. This suggests to me it was not a straightforward death in childbirth but something that happened as a result of the childbirth. What could this have been? I have wondered if it was an embolism or something. Clearly it was something unusual enough to warrant this extra comment.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	14 Aug 2010 21:23
	I'd say your guess is as good as any. Pulmonary embolism as a result of a DVT can be sudden and catastrophic, and wouldn't be unheard of after childbirth. Have a look at this: http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/e/embolism.htm . Jan
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