Jessie Ware gave birth to her second child on her living room floor

Singer and podcast host Jessie Ware gave birth to her second child on the floor of her living room on Monday night.

In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, Ware introduced her new baby boy to the world, while praising the NHS home birthing team who guided her through the experience.

“Last night I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy in my living room.” She wrote.

“I couldn’t have done it without the MOST fantastic NHS Homerton Homebirthing team: Francine, Annie and Roisin. The level of care and kindness they offered us was incredible. Once again I’m reminded how much we should cherish our special NHS #saveournhs.”

Commenters congratulated Ware on the birth and also used the moment to praise Ware’s medical team. “Awww yay!!! Beautiful picture! Go NHS Midwives!! X”

“Congrats for your lovely baby boy. You are amazing singer and person, an inspiration. ”

Over the weekend Ware had joked on Instagram about the baby being apparently slow to arrive, writing, “Laugh the baby out they say…waiting waiting waiting for you, you stubborn little pisces.” She shared updates throughout her pregnancy to the account.

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Ware already has one child, a daughter, born in 2016 to husband Sam Burrows. She currently hosts the Table Manners podcast with her mum, and released new single “I Adore You” last month.

Ware has talked publicly about her experiences of motherhood, telling the Evening Standard in 2017 that have a daughter had made her “more focussed and more driven.”

She said, “It was the best thing that could have happened for my work. I wrote eight of the 12 new songs since she’s been born. She’s made me more focused and more driven. I’m more decisive now.”