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Call the Midwife star Helen George on ‘painful’ and ‘uncomfortable’ condition she was diagnosed with during both pregnancies

Call the Midwife star Helen George opened up about her pregnancy struggles related to her Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy diagnosis.

Star of Call the Midwife Helen George previously opened up about her struggles related to her Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) diagnosis. When she gave birth to her first daughter, Wren, she was diagnosed with Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, a potential liver condition that impacts one in 140 pregnant women in the UK. “The relief when we heard her first cry was overwhelming, a release of months of anxiety and the fear that this moment may not play out quite so successfully,” she said.

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