Actress Natascha McElhone gave birth to her son, Rex Coltrane, without a birthing partner following the death of her husband.

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She was only four months pregnant with their third child when her husband, charity founder Martin Kelly, 43. He was one of Britain's top cosmetic surgeons and died of a heart condition.

Natascha, 37, decided to go ahead with the birth without having a birth companion in the delivery room.

She says: "If Martin couldn't be there, I couldn't replace him."

The star of US TV show Californication is overjoyed at giving birth to son Rex Coltrane at Chelsea and Westminster hospital where Martin worked.

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