After rushing to a LA hospital in labor, former Spice Girls member Melanie Brown, aka Mel B, gave birth to a healthy baby girl early this morning, according to Mel herself via her Twitter page.

The 36-year-old checked into a Los Angeles hospital Thursday morning, and by Friday morning she made the official announcement on her Twitter account.

“Finally our baby arrives,Stephen nearly passed out,Phoenix screamed,I laughed so hard the baby popped out!!!” Mel wrote. “She is just sooo amazing!!”

Mel’s 12-year-old daughter Phoenix — from her previous marriage to dancer Jimmy Gulzar — was at the hospital for her little sister’s arrival, and it’s her first child with hubby of four years, Stephen Belafonte. Source

In addition to the new arrival, Mel B has 2 other children, Phoenix Chi, 12, far right, from her marriage to Jimmy Gulzar and Angel, 4, from her relationship with Eddie Murphy

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