Pregnant TV star had 'life-threatening emergency surgery' to save first baby with rocker spouse

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Mystery solved. Last week, Blink-182 postponed their European tour after drummer Travis Barker had to rush back to Los Angeles to deal with an "urgent family matter" involving his pregnant wife, Kourtney Kardashian. At the time, little was publicly known regarding the health emergency, but the reality star revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 6, that she had to undergo "urgent fetal surgery" to save their unborn baby's life. "Praise be to God. Walking out of the hospital with my baby boy in my tummy and safe was the truest blessing," she wrote on Instagram. 

In that same Instagram post, which shows Kourtney and Travis holding hands, she detailed how dire things were…

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"I will be forever grateful to my incredible doctors for saving our baby's life. I am eternally grateful to my husband who rushed to my side from tour to be with me in the hospital and take care of me afterwards, my rock. And to my mom, thank you for holding my hand through this," Travis Barker's wife, Kourtney Kardashian, wrote on Instagram, marking the first time she's publicly addressed the Sept. 1 incident.

"As someone who has had three really easy pregnancies in the past, I wasn't prepared for the fear of rushing into urgent fetal surgery. I don't think anyone who hasn't been through a similar situation can begin to understand that feeling of fear. I have a whole new understanding and respect for the mamas who have had to fight for their babies while pregnant," she added.

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On Sept. 6, Travis Barker wrote on X of returning to Blink-182's tour as wife Kourtney Kardashian healed following a medical emergency, "God is great. I flew home for a life-threatening emergency surgery for our baby that I'm so grateful went well. I want to say thank you for all the support. Tour resumes Friday."

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On Sept. 1, Travis Barker's band, Blink-182, issued a brief, vague statement addressing the emergency: "Due to an urgent family matter, Travis had to return home to the States," the band tweeted.

It was apparent that something major was going on when Travis took to his Instagram Story to post pictures from the Glasgow Airport's prayer room. "Together we pray," he captioned one photo. Another photo from the London airport showed stained glass windows in a setting that appeared to be a chapel.

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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker were seen exiting Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 2, according to "Entertainment Tonight." On Sept. 4, People reported the reality star had a "brief stay" in the hospital but was "back home" and feeling better. 

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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, who married in May 2022, announced in June that they are expecting a child. The Poosh creator is already a mother to daughter Penelope, 11, and sons Mason, 13, and Reign, 8, with former long-term partner Scott Disick.

Travis shares son Landon, 19, and daughter Alabama, 17, with his ex-wife, Shanna Moakler. He also raised Shanna's older daughter from a previously relationship, Atiana De La Hoya, 24. (Her biological father is boxer Oscar De La Hoya.)