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For the former Spice Girl, giving birth was all about girl power: Her sister Natalie was by her side when doctors delivered daughter Bluebell Madonna via C-section. "Natalie was such a rock for me, even though she's quite squeamish," Halliwell, 33, told Hello! magazine. (Screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, 40, the singer's ex and reportedly the baby's father, said in a statement, "I fully intend to give Geri and the baby all the love and support they need.") Bluebell—whose names were inspired by Scarlett O'Hara's daughter Bonnie Blue and the Material Girl—already has a regular babysitter in Halliwell's mother. Still, "Geri's going to be a very hands-on mom," says a friend.

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