'What to Expect' daughter Emma Bing gives birth

This Feb. 13, 2012 image released courtesy of Heidi Murkoff shows Emma Bing, left, holding her son Lennox Page Ali as her mother, author Heidi Murkoff, looks on at a hospital in Los Angeles. Bing, the inspiration for the pregnancy bible "What to Expect When You're Expecting," gave birth on Feb. 12. Heidi Murkoff was pregnant with Emma when she wrote the proposal for her best-selling book, which sparked a franchise of pregnancy and parenting manuals. "What to Expect" has more than 17 million copies in print. (AP Photo/Erik Murkoff)

This Feb. 13, 2012 image released courtesy of Heidi Murkoff shows Emma Bing, left, holding her son Lennox Page Ali as her mother, author Heidi Murkoff, looks on at a hospital in Los Angeles. Bing, the inspiration for the pregnancy bible "What to Expect When You're Expecting," gave birth on Feb. 12. Heidi Murkoff was pregnant with Emma when she wrote the proposal for her best-selling book, which sparked a franchise of pregnancy and parenting manuals. "What to Expect" has more than 17 million copies in print. (AP Photo/Erik Murkoff)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Emma Bing, the inspiration for the pregnancy bible "What to Expect When You're Expecting," has given birth in Los Angeles to a boy.

Lennox Page Ali, whose father is musician Russell Ali, was born Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, weighing in at 5 pounds, 15 ounces, family spokeswoman Heidi Schaeffer said.

"Mother and child are doing very well and grandparents Heidi and Erik Murkoff are ecstatic," gushed Schaeffer.

Heidi Murkoff was pregnant with Emma when she wrote the proposal for her book, which sparked a franchise of pregnancy and parenting manuals. "What to Expect" has more than 17 million copies in print.

Bing has been blogging her pregnancy experiences, along with fashion and beauty advice, for her fellow millennial moms on Whattoexpect.com.

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