Yasmien Kurdi gives birth to second child via cesarean section

Yasmien Kurdi and her non-showbiz husband Rey Soldevilla, Jr. welcomed their second child into the world, as the actress gave birth through cesarean section.

Kurdi announced the birth of her baby girl on her Instagram account on Monday, April 29, while sharing photos of her cesarean delivery since her daughter ended up with a “cord coil.”

“I wanted to have VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean sector) or normal delivery this time on my 2nd pregnancy. After series of tests nalaman namin na manipis pa din pala ang CS scar ko even after 11 years — not a good indication,” she said. “Di na namin itinuloy because of many high-risk possible scenarios and we opted for CS the day I labored.”

(I wanted to have VBAC or normal delivery this time on my second pregnancy. After a series of tests, we found out that my cesarean scar was thin even after 11 years — not a good indication. We didn’t continue because of the many high-risk possible scenarios and we opted for cesarean the day I labored.)

“We also found out during the procedure the baby had a cord coil. It actually was a good call that we opted for CS because if we tried VBAC we would have ended up doing CS still,” she added.

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Despite this, Kurdi and Soldevilla said opting for cesarean was a “good call” since it turned out to be a “life-saving procedure.”

“A cesarean is a life-saving procedure for women like me… I chose to do whatever it took to get my baby out healthy and safe,” the actress wrote while thanking the doctors who helped her along the way.

The couple received congratulatory messages from Kurdi’s followers in the comments, including celebrities like Carla Abellana, Chynna Ortaleza, and Karel Marquez.

Kurdi, who wed Soldevilla, Jr. in 2012, announced her pregnancy in November 2023. They welcomed their first child Ayesha in November of the same year.

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