| BOUNTY | King or queen's donation formerly given to mothers who gave birth to three or more babies at one time (6) |
| MINIMUM | Long note to Mother who loses her head at least (7) |
| DUMAURIER | Less emotional about universities accepting mother who gave birth to Rebecca |
| EVE | A mother who gave birth when over 100 years old, according to chapter 5 of Genesis |
| MARY | Mother who gave birth in the stable (4) |
| BRIGITTE | _ Nielsen, Danish actress who gave birth to her fifth child at the age of 54 (8) |
| INFANTE | Name formerly given to a son of a king of Spain or Portugal (7) |
| LEVANT | Name formerly given to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea from W. Greece to Egypt (6) |
| OVA | Radical feminist band who asked Who Gave Birth To The Universe (3) |
| ROCHELLE | ___ Humes, Saturdays singer and TV presenter who gave birth to her second baby in 2017 (8) |
| GERI | ___ Horner, ex Spice Girl who gave birth to her second child in January 2017 (4) |
| FLANAGAN | Actress behind Coronation Street's Rosie Webster who gave birth to her second child this year (5) |
| HELEN | Actress behind Coronation Street's Rosie Webster who gave birth to her second child this year (8) |
| STACEY | ___ Solomon, singer and TV personality who gave birth to her third baby last week (pictured) (6) |
| ALCMENE | In Greek mythology, Amphitryon's wife who gave birth to Hercules after being seduced by Zeus (7) |
| THEOPHANE | Figure in Greek mythology whose name roughly means "manifestation of God" and who gave birth to the ram with the golden fleece |
| TRAINOR | "All About That Bass" singer Meghan, who gave birth to her second child on Saturday, a boy named Barry Bruce |
| SERENA | Williams who gave birth to a newborn girl earlier this week, as announced on Instagram |
| CLOSETS | Word originally for a king or queen's secret or private chambers within a palace, now used to mean cupboards or wardrobes (7) |
| NABOB | Name formerly given to a European who made a fortune in the Orient (5) |
