Overview

• Jessa Duggar Seewald gave birth to her sixth child on August 2 at a hospital in Arkansas, expanding the family she shares with husband Ben Seewald to eight members.
• She posted a detailed birth vlog on August 3 showing herself walking through contractions every three to five minutes before her water broke.
• During a bathroom stop at home she passed a large blood clot and went 20 to 30 minutes without feeling fetal movement, leading to a brief loss of the baby’s heartbeat at the hospital.
• Matriarch Michelle Duggar maintained her tradition of attending her daughters’ deliveries by standing by Jessa’s side throughout labor and delivery.
• Seewald’s labor lasted about 7.5 hours and was fully documented, capturing milestones such as dilation progress, mucus plug loss, water breaking and family members cutting the umbilical cord.