Kim Kardashian, Kanye West: Couple reportedly hire surrogate for 3rd child

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly agreed to use the services of a surrogate agency to for a third child.

TMZ reports the couple took this decision because of Kim’s reported condition, placenta accreta which “occurs when the placenta attaches too deep in the uterine wall but it does not penetrate the uterine muscle.”

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It can be life-threatening when pregnant.

TMZ stated that the couple has agreed to pay monthly instalments of $4,500 for 10 months and an extra $5,000 for an additional child in case of more than one.

The surrogate is to abstain from sex for three weeks following conception among other conditions.

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The agreement places all liabilities of birth abnormalities or defects on Kim and Kanye. This latest development comes after on a new episode of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians", the reality star tells her family that she intends to undergo a surgery on her uterus that would allow get pregnant again.

The mother-of-two who had earlier noted that she would be happy with just two kids seems to have had a change of heart.

Kim already shares three-year-old North and 15-month-old Saint with rapper husband, Kanye West.