Mel B even managed to share the happy news with friends and fans on Twitter as she posted, 'Finally our baby arrives, Stephen nearly passed out, Phoenix
A baby girl, this is Mel B's first child with husband Belfonte, whome she married in 2007. She has two kids, both girls -- Phoenix Chi, 12, and Angel, four, from previous marriages.
The singer was three weeks overdue and had been trying everything from eating spicy food to sex to induce labour.
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