Question. If you were giving birth, would you fancy your mum AND dad lending a hand to the proceedings? Perhaps it's an inherently Irish thing but I couldn't think of anything worse - the prospect of childbirth is harrowing enough, never mind having your parents in the room as cheerleaders. As for Nicole Kidman, she couldn't give a hoot. The Oscar-winner is expecting her first child with husband Keith Urban and her father, clinical psychologist Dr. Anthony David Kidman, and her nursing instructor mother Janelle are set to be midwives during the birth. Anthony and Janelle did the same thing for Nicole's younger sister, 37-year-old journalist Antonia Kidman, when she gave birth to her fourth child in March last year. Nicole, 40, is considering giving birth in Sydney's Prince of Wales private hospital, which is described as a "state-of-the-art luxury" facility. Although, she is said to be worried about offending Antonia, who gave birth to all four of her children in Sydney's state-funded Royal Hospital for Women (get over yourself, I doubt your sister is that petty). A source said: "Nicole wants Keith to stay in the hospital with her when the baby arrives and that would not be possible at the Royal Hospital." Eh, won't there be enough people in the room? Imagine; you and your father-in-law, looking at your wife's/his firstborn daughter's southern regions while they provide the vehicle of birth... run Keith, run for the hills.
