Kourtney Kardashian has thanked doctors for “saving my baby’s life” by performing surgery on her unborn child.

The reality TV star, 44, said she was rushed into “urgent foetal surgery”, in which surgeons operate on babies while they are still in the womb.

“As someone who has had three really easy pregnancies in the past, I wasn’t prepared for the fear,” she said.

Last week, her husband Travis Barker flew home from his band Blink-182’s tour due to an “urgent family matter”.

He did not give details at the time, but has now posted: “I flew home for a life-threatening emergency surgery for our baby that I’m so grateful went well. I want to say thank you for all the support.”

The couple have not revealed the nature of the surgery on the baby boy.