Actress Mandy Moore to give birth without pain relief due to blood disorder

Mandy Moore has an autoimmune condition characterised by low platelet count in the blood. Photo: AFP

US actress-singer Mandy Moore's second child is due in October, but she will have to give birth without any pain medication.

This is due to her diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an autoimmune condition characterised by low platelet count in the blood.