Victoria Beckham is keen to have another baby - and is desperate for a girl, it has been reported.

The wife of football star David Beckham is hoping to get pregnant again later this year after the World Cup in South Africa.

Posh Spice, who is now a fashion designer, already has three sons with her husband.

But she's said to have become even more broody since her younger sister Louise has become pregnant with her fourth child.

Victoria and David are reportedly desperate to have a baby girl.

They do know you don't get to choose, don't they? Although with the amount of cash they've got floating around, perhaps it's an option.

Katie Price, aka Jordan, has been shortlisted for Celebrity Mum of the Year.

This despite her very public marriage break-up with Peter Andre, during which she gave numerous interviews attacking the father of her children and went on holiday a lot.

Details of the break-up have been posted on Facebook and Twitter and recently Katie accused Peter of having an affair with his manager.

So, a mixed year then.

Still, it could be worse. At least Kerry Katona hasn't been shortlisted this year.

Coleen Rooney is going to have her baby at an NHS hospital, it has been reported.

She's apparently opting for Liverpool Women's Hospital, rather than going private.

Good for her. It's a mystery why celebrities go private to give birth - it's still going to hurt just the same wherever you have it. Shelling out £5,000 is just going to add to the pain.

A source told the Mirror: "The midwives here can't wait to help her through the birth.

"It is a tremendous fillip for all the dedicated and hard-working staff. They are really proud of LWH and overjoyed Coleen has opted to support them and the NHS."

Other WAGs have gone private, with Victoria Beckham, Louise Redknapp and Frank Lampard's partner Elen Rives all opting for London's Portland Hospital.

Coleen and Wayne's baby is due on October 24, the same date as Manchester United and England football star Wayne's 24th birthday.

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Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger is thinking twice about motherhood after babysitting for her niece and nephew.

Renee says parenting is like "slavery" and babies are "little dictators". Sounds like she's got it about right...

The Bridget Jones star said: "Moms out there, kudos to you. The cool thing about being an aunt is like, I can leave. No offence to my big brother Drew, but that is slavery.

"I dare you to take a shower. You can't do anything unless they let you. It's a dictatorship. They're little dictators in their crib."

The star, who's 40, hasn't ruled out having children but she's obviously got a realistic grasp of what it might be like.

Every baby is a blessing, and whether you have a boy or a girl is just a random, unpredictable twist of fate, right? Well, not necessarily, as new research claims that there are definite biological reasons which determine that wealthier women are more likely to give birth to boys, whilst poorer women are more likely to have girls.

So it's no accident that Victoria Beckham has ended up with her three boys Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz. Her bank balance meant it was always going to be so.

Here's the science behind the theory:

The recent surge in celebrity pregnancies has given us an insight into the fashion choice celebs and real woman face when discovering they are expecting. To cover up or showcase your bump?

Socialite Nicole Richie (right), who is due to announce her new maternity clothing line soon, and catwalk model Heidi Klum (below) embrace long maxi dresses and stunning gowns that skim over their bumps.

Both ladies manage to look stylish and chic, and focus on drawing attention to slimmer areas like their arms.

Victoria Beckham in her later pregnancies famously embraced a variety of kaftans to disguise her bump whilst remaining a style icon.

It's been widely reported that they are "desperate" to have a little sister for their boys Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

So how is that poor child going to feel if he turns out to be another little boy?

Therapists' couches are full of people who are convinced that the root of their problems is that their parents wanted them to be the opposite sex.

I'm lucky – my parents already had two boys and were delighted when they had me.

But that can create other problems too. I don't think a football-playing, sports-mad, tree-climbing, holey-jeans-wearing tomboy was quite what they had in mind. They couldn't get me to wear a dress however much they tried.

That's the thing about children. They can always confound your expectations.

If you're a mum-to-be and reckon you might be too posh to push, a new report might make you think twice.

For some women the thought of giving birth – "you want me to get THAT through THAT?" – is just too scary, and they are keen to opt for a caesarean.

Celebrities have led the trend, including Spice Girls Victoria Beckham and Mel G, All Saints star Melanie Blatt, DJ Zoe Ball and actress Patsy Kensit.

C-sections are becoming increasingly common – but an investigation by the Daily Mirror has found that babies are at risk of injury from the operation.

One in 100 babies, according to the report, are wounded during the procedure. That's 1,700 newborns a year.

This may be a bit of a scare story, because of course many of these will receive just little scratches. But others can be scarred. Some parents have received large compensation pay-outs after accidents during C-sections.