Jamie Lynn gives birth
2008-06-19 18:58
Los Angeles - The younger sister of pop star Britney Spears has given birth to a baby girl, sources close to her family told People magazine early Thursday.
Jamie Lynn Spears, who was 16 when she announced her pregnancy last December, provoking a tabloid firestorm in the US about teenage sex, gave birth at a hospital in Mississippi, People reported.
"Just the family was there," a source told People. "Everyone is healthy and happy."
Spears's spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.
Spears, held up as a role model for young teens for her part in the popular US television series Zoey 101, has named the child Maddie Briann.
People reported that Spears's more famous elder sister, father Jamie and brother Bryan flew to Louisiana on Wednesday to help prepare for the birth.
Jamie Lynn Spears announced her engagement to the baby's father, 19-year-old Casey Aldridge, in March.