BIRTHDAY
H
as it really been five years since Kim
Kardashian West, 37, and Kanye West,
41, welcomed their first child,
daughter North West? The baby girl
was born on June 15, 2013, to the
couple who were not yet engaged—with
Kardashian West’s divorce from second husband
Kris Humphries finalised just 12 days earlier.
Little Nori’s arrival was a dramatic one.
Following a difficult pregnancy, Kardashian
West, who was suffering pre-eclampsia, was
induced at 34 weeks. After the birth, the new
mum also experienced placenta accreta,
requiring a process she has since described as
“disgusting and painful” to remove the still-
attached placenta from her uterine wall.
Despite all the drama surrounding her
entry into the world, North’s life has so far
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It’s a
landmark
occasion
for one of
the world’s
youngest
stars
North-West
5
OCT. 21,
2015
Back to ballet,
which she
attended
with cousin
Penelope
Disick.
SEPT. 2, 2016
Mum and
daughter enjoyed
a girls’ day out
in Manhattan.
AUG. 23, 2013
West shared
the first picture
of North when
he visited
mother-in-law
Kris Jenner’s
talk show, Kris.
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