Model Elsa Hosk Gives Birth to Daughter Flora Blue in Outdoor Water Birth Under Blooming Tree
Model Elsa Hosk welcomed her second daughter, Flora Blue, on July 22 at 6 a.m. The birth took place in a birthing pool beneath a flowering tree in her Los Angeles backyard, which influenced Flora's name. Hosk and her fiancé, Tom Daly, relocated to Los Angeles in 2021 prior to the arrival of their first child, Tuulikki Joan, affectionately known as Tuuli. After initially planning a C-section, Hosk changed her mind to have a home birth, inspired by the documentary 'The Business of Being Born' and the guidance of doula Carson Myer. While Tuuli's delivery was described as 'intense' and 'traumatic,' Flora's birth was much quicker, with Hosk laboring for 12 minutes in the tub. They now have two daughters, Tuuli and Flora.
Key facts
- Elsa Hosk gave birth to her second daughter, Flora Blue, on July 22 at 6 a.m.
- The birth took place in a birthing pool under a blooming tree in the backyard of her Los Angeles home.
- Hosk and her fiancé Tom Daly moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2021.
- Their first daughter, Tuulikki Joan (Tuuli), was born a month after the move.
- Hosk originally planned a scheduled C-section for her first birth but switched to a home birth after watching the 2008 documentary 'The Business of Being Born.'
- Her doula Carson Myer has also worked with Gigi Hadid and Mandy Moore.
- Hosk described Tuuli's birth as 'intense' and 'traumatic' and has not been able to look at the photos taken by her husband.
- Flora Blue's name was inspired by the tree blooming at the time of her birth.
Entities
Artists
- Elsa Hosk
- Tom Daly
- Tuulikki Joan
- Flora Blue
- Carson Myer
- Gigi Hadid
- Mandy Moore
Institutions
- The Elder Statesman
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Los Angeles
- West Hollywood