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Culture April 24, 2020

Model Iskra Lawrence reveals a midwife resuscitated her newborn

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Iskra Lawrence shared new details Thursday about the birth of her son.

In an Instagram post, Lawrence revealed that she and her partner, music producer Philip Payne, welcomed a "miracle" baby at home on April 16.

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However, the delivery did not go exactly according to plan, she added.

"After 24 hours of unmedicated active labour and 2.5 hours of transition our midwife saved your life by resuscitation," she wrote. "I will be grateful every single day for you."

"In my 32 years on this earth I’ve never ever felt a feeling like the moment I heard your first cry. It truly is the most indescribable overwhelming feeling," Payne added in a post of his own. "I thought I knew vulnerability . . . naw this is true vulnerability. The second you were born you took my soul."

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A.M.P joined team Payne April 16th at 1.05pm here at home. Our first draft pick, but really we are the ones who are so grateful that you picked us to be your parents. After 24 hours of unmedicated active labour and 2.5 hours of transition our midwife saved your life by resuscitation, you truly are our miracle and I will be grateful every single day for you. Your story is just beginning I can’t even imagine the impact you’ll have in this world and the dreams you will create. This has been the best week of my life getting to know you and fall more in love each day. Thank you @philipapayne you’ve shattered any expectation I had of you as a father already I am so proud you’re my partner and I’m holding back tears writing this and every time I look at you with our baby. Love you and love our family unconditionally❤️

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I’ve written deleted, written deleted about 135748987433894 times lol Here it goes, in my 32 years on this earth I’ve never ever felt a feeling like the moment I heard your first cry. It truly is the most indescribable overwhelming feeling. I thought I knew vulnerability....naw this is true vulnerability. The second you were born you took my soul. I’m so happy and blessed to be your father and it’s been a week I’m completely obsessed with you. @iskra thank you for being the best mother a child could ever have I love you and so grateful we get to do life together. To my little one, You don’t ever have to pick up a ball in your life honestly, whatever you chose to become I’ll always support you. Just do Dad one favor whatever it is...do it in burnt orange. 🤘🏾 📸: @jennacurran

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Lawrence, 29, revealed last November that she and Payne, whom she met at the 2018 Grammy Awards, were expecting their first child together. She announced on Sunday that the baby had been born, but explained that she didn't feel ready to share photos or divulge personal details just yet.

"Most of you have shown nothing but kindness but we also have received death threats and hate so I’m feeling super protective and never want my baby to feel like we over exposed them," she wrote at the time. "It’s new territory because I’m very open with you all about many aspects of my life and health etc. . . . so thank you again sending you all so so much love."

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I have no idea how to even think right now let alone “do an announcement post” but I feel so close to so many of you - you’ve been my online fam for so many years and I’m beyond overwhelmed to tell you baby P has arrived and Me and daddy @philipapayne are taking time to be in awe that we are now a family of three and when I’m ready I cannot wait to share more details with you all on my home birth and this tiny human that we love beyond measure. I cannot thank you all enough of the love and support through this journey. During quarantine I made lots of content I’m still excited to share and knew that when baby arrived I’d want to take time off, so I have scheduled some YouTube videos like the one today about all my fave maternity dresses so you can have some glam options during pregnancy. And I’ll be uploading 2 baking videos too including my official banoffee pie that you’ve been asking about hehe. Thanks for reading all of this, we are all safe and well and just in heaven - it’s going to be a huge decision to figure out how much to share online with millions of people and as you know most of you have shown nothing but kindness but we also have received death threats and hate so I’m feeling super protective and never want my baby to feel like we over exposed them and they never got the choice whether they wanted intimate details or photos shared - so it’s new territory because I’m very open with you all about many aspects of my life and health etc... so thank you again sending you all so so much love ❤️❤️❤️

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Editor's note: This story was updated to note that Lawrence and Payne welcomed a son. A previous version of this story stated that the couple welcomed a baby girl.