Angelina Jolie, who is expecting twins with partner Brad Pitt, has checked
in a French hospital to be kept under doctors' surveillance and get some rest
before she gives birth.
"As part of the normal monitoring of her pregnancy, as it has been arranged
for a long time, Ms. Angelina Jolie was admitted to the Lenval Foundation's
Santa Maria maternity clinic," said a statement from the Nice-based hospital
quoted in media reports today.
"The visit has been planned for a long time, there are no complications. She
is just resting," said Nadine Bauer, spokeswoman for the hospital.
The 33-year-old Oscar winner will stay in the clinic until she gives birth --
the date of which has not been revealed, according to media reports.
Jolie confirmed she intended to give birth to her twins in France in May.
She and Pitt already have one biological daughter together, 2-year-old
Shiloh. They are also the parents of three adopted children -- Maddox, 6; Pax,
4; Zahara, 3.
The Hollywood couple settled into a new home in the south of France. They
recently moved into the Miraval Estate villa in the French hamlet of Correns, in
the Provence region.
Correns is about 60 miles (about 97km) from Nice, a resort on the
Mediterranean. Bauer said the hospital faces the sea, is "very modern" and
specializes in caring for children.
