Amanda Holden Birth Nearly Causes Actress' Death

Actress Amanda Holden suffered a near death experience while giving birth to her second daughter, Monday and has been in critical condition since.

Holden, a British actress, gave birth to Hollie Rose on Monday by caesarean section at a London hospital. The 40-year-old actress suffered a miscarriage last year after her son was pronounced a still born at only 7 months. She also lost another baby the year before, making Hollie the actress' fourth pregnancy.

A close friend told Daily Mail that the condition of the actress was not immediately revealed because of her unstable condition. "Amanda nearly died. It was a life threatening situation. There was a huge loss of blood." Holden had checked herself into the hospital on Monday morning.

In 2006 Holden gave birth to her first daughter Lexi by caesarean as well, after doctors concluded that a low lying placenta had blocked the birth canal ruling out natural birth.

Holden is married to record producer Chris Hughes, 38. Hollie's birth is thought to have come a month before planned. As of Wednesday night, Holden was still in critical care. It was not until she was pronounced stable that Hughes decided to announce the birth of his daughter. A family representative offered a statement to announce the birth.

"Hollie Rose Hughes was born on January 23, 2012. She is healthy and weighed in at 6 pounds 1 ounce but Amanda has been in a critical condition for the past three days. She is now stable and we expect her to make a full recovery very soon." The rep also added, "We thank you for respecting their privacy at this time."

The stars spokesman confirmed that the actress is expected to recover. "She is now stable and we expect her to make a full recovery very soon," Alison Griffin stated.

According to the U.K. National Health service, mothers who have caesarean section births are three times more at risk for death than mothers who have vaginal births. The risk increases for multiple caesareans.