Health
Scare for Heavily Pregnant Nicole Richie
1/3/08
Pregnant star Nicole Richie suffered a terrifying health scare over Christmas,
just weeks before she is due to give birth to her first child with Joel
Madden.
According to America's Star magazine, the 26-year-old became dizzy and
disorientated at Madden's California home on 26 December (07). The Good
Charlotte rocker whisked her off to the doctor, who checked the unborn
baby and gave both mother and child the all-clear.
A source tells the magazine, "Her heart was racing - she was
swearing and had the terrifying feeling the world was crashing in on her.
She was scared to death that her baby's health was in jeopardy.
"Thank God Joel was there to take care of her. He immediately
called their doctor to say he would bring her in."
The scare was particularly terrifying for the couple, coming just five
months after she was taken to hospital in Los Angeles suffering heavy
bleeding.
Friends say doctors told Richie to slow down and rest ahead of the
upcoming birth. The source adds, "She's been going at a frantic pace
for months. Her body let her know it was time to slow down and make the
baby's health her top priority."