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Erin Bates Paine Suffers Severe Seizure During ICU Fight After Postpartum Septic Shock

Her husband says clinicians are running tests to find the cause of her sudden deterioration.

Overview

  • The Bringing Up Bates alum developed a severe UTI and kidney infection after giving birth on August 25, which progressed to septic shock and led to ICU care.
  • Chad Paine reported that after initial improvement, Erin experienced a lengthy, severe seizure on September 3.
  • She remains in the ICU extremely weak and intermittently conscious as doctors conduct scans and tests to determine what triggered the setback.
  • Newborn Henry has been in the NICU since birth and is reported by family to be doing well.
  • Updates have come from family posts on Instagram requesting prayers, with no additional clinical details released by the hospital.