Mandy Moore will have unmedicated birth due to rare blood disorder

Mandy Moore will have to “push forth” without an epidural while giving birth to her second child due to an autoimmune disorder.

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Moore – who also gave birth to her 17-month-old son, Gus, without an epidural – described her first labor as “awful.”

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“But I can do it one more time. I can climb that mountain again,” she told the outlet

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“I wish medication was an option — just the idea of it being on the table is so nice. But we’ll just push forth like we did last time.”

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According to the Mayo Clinic, ITP occurs when the immune system “attacks and destroys platelets.”

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This isn’t the first complication Moore has faced during her second pregnancy.

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