Britney Spears Birth Scare

According to reports Britney Spears' second son came after the singer was said to be suffering from a potentially dangerous condition. According to sources hubby K-Fed rushed Britney to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the birth because she was suffering from preeclampsia, a condition marked by high blood pressure. It normally strikes in the late stages of pregnancy.

According to a family insider, "The delivery was not planned, It became urgent. Britney and Kevin did not want to take any chances."

Doctors say the only cure for the condition - also known as toxemia - is to deliver the baby, and the blood pressure will normally go down. Britney had intended to have a C-section later this month, adds the insider, but her condition became too acute. "She had a bad case and it became dangerous, but mother and baby are doing well."

The boy, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. was born shortly before 2 a.m. He is Britney and Kevin's second son. His arrival comes just two days before their first child, Sean Preston, marks his first birthday and six days before the Federspears celebrate their second wedding anniversary.