Jamie Lynn Spears will give birth to a baby girl by cesarean section later today, celebrity insiders for The National Enquirer report. Jamie Lynn’s daughter will be delivered via C-section Thursday because doctors believe the baby is in the breach position, which could lead to serious complications if Jamie Lynn goes into natural childbirth.

The seventeen year old Zoey 101 star reignited the American debate on teen pregnancy when she announced she was expecting a baby with boyfriend Casey Aldridge last December.

Britney Spears sparked rumors that her first niece was due this week when she left Los Angeles en route to Kentwood, Louisiana on Wednesday. Britney’s father Jamie and brother Bryan are also in Kentwood.