Bingowings said:
Everything about Padme's death in childbirth stinks up the OT.
Not only does it contradict Leia in ROTJ and paint Padme as a selfish mother, it breaks the secret of the twins and it names them while Padme blurts out the big reveal for ESB.
Having Padme trust Obi-Wan with Luke mirrors Shmoo trusting Qui-Gon with Anakin.
Luke is meant to be the Anakin's journey completed so it makes sense his story mirrors his father in the beginning if it's going to almost dovetail at the end.
ESB reveal is a whole other argument. Besides, Padme dying is not contingent on her naming the twins. That could be easily cut. So could "not having the will to live."
The connection to Shmi is interesting but we saw even her die and she was much less off a major character.