Kellie Shirley’s birth story - 'Ezra was crying from the womb - it was mad'
ok.co.ukFormer EastEnders star Kellie Shirley has exclusively introduced her adorable baby boy, who she and husband Phil Davies have named Ezra Cillian.
And during her OK! shoot told us all about her birth story. The 41 year old actress, who welcomed her third child on World Book Day in March, had a planned C-section as she developed group B streptococcus, known as strep B, during pregnancy.The bacteria can sometimes be passed on to the baby during labour and make them unwell, so Kellie wanted to err on the side of caution. “They can give you antibiotics if you want to give birth naturally, but it felt like the safer option, and I had a Caesarean last time,” she told us.
Kellie further explained she found giving birth to Ezra easier than last time round with her twins, Pearl and Louie, now seven.
EastEnders' Kellie Shirley introduces baby Ezra: 'I was a mess after giving birth!' View gallery “Last time I went to 9cm and caught an infection and it was just so nuts,” she said. “So it was a very different experience going in with my bag, knowing he would be born that day. “I was scheduled in the morning session and was meant to be first up, but Phil had to drop the kids off at school so we waited until he could get there.
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