Warning: This post deals with suicide and may be triggering for some readers.
Carla Murtagh was a mum of seven, and had just discovered she was pregnant with her eighth child.
On November 6, 2016, the 34-year-old took her own life as her family prepared to celebrate a birthday, the Birmingham Mail reports.
An inquest into her death a Birmingham Coroner’s Court was told that Carla had decided to terminate her eighth pregnancy after she learned she was pregnant again.
"We were shocked because it wasn't planned," her husband Matthew told the inquest.
"She considered having an abortion because we already had so many children.
"She was upset, and we were discussing how we were going to have another baby."
Carla consulted with her GP, and told him she wanted an abortion. After being told she wasn't able to get an appointment in her home town, a midwife was later able to arrange an appointment.
"She wanted a termination. She was very unsure about her dates of the pregnancy," midwife Donna Grey said.
"After the consultation, she said, 'Thank you. You've given me what I've been asking for, for a long time'."
But two days before her death, Carla - who had previously struggled with depression - told Donna she had decided to keep the baby after a "family discussion".
Matthew told the court his wife woke up in a "bad mood" on the day of her death, but otherwise seemed fine.