Hilary Duff Explains Why It Felt 'Important' to Prepare Her 9-Year-Old Son Luca for Her Baby's Birth

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Hilary Duff wanted her 9-year-old son, Luca, involved in the birth of her third child, daughter Mae. In a recent episode of, the 33-year-old star opened up about the end of her pregnancy and home birth.

Duff and her husband, Matthew Koma, welcomed their daughter, Mae, in late March in a home water birth. And though Luca didn't make it home from school in time to be there for his youngest sister's arrival, Duff did prepare her son for what he might have witnessed had he been there. «He wanted to be there for it, but it happened so fast, he missed it,» she shared of her three-hour labor. «It was kind of important for me because I'm really big on being open and honest with him about how strong women are and what childbirth looks like.