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The midwife to Gisele Bundchen said the supermodel worked hard during a childbirth last year she described as painless.

Deborah Allen said Bundchen remained strong and focused on her breathing while giving birth to Benjamin at her Boston home on December 8.

Allen said the presence of love assisted Bundchen with the work of giving birth, the Boston Herald reported. Bundchen and husband Tom Brady went for a natural water birth.

“She reported no pain in childbirth. However, it was work. I would say that Gisele was so aware of the presence of love that she had no fear,” Allen said.

Allen, who has assisted in 200 water births, added: “Gisele gave birth the way she lives her life – well-informed, trusting, ready for adventure and having prepared her body and mind for many years.”