The star of US television show Bones has given birth to her first child, an occasion that may call for baby baskets to be sent.

Emily Deschanel has had a son named Henry, according to her publicist, having announced that she was pregnant in March.

The actress married her husband, actor David Hornsby, last year and the birth of the baby boy was reported by Emily's representative to People Magazine.

As a result of her expecting, the show's storyline has her character Temperance Brennan becoming pregnant with her crime-solving partner Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz).

Airing in the US in November this year, the coming series of the drama will see Bones preparing for the arrival of the baby.

Baby baskets may soon be sent to singer Beyonce, who is expecting her first child with musician husband Jay-Z and has described being pregnant as "fun", explaining that she is enjoying shopping for maternity clothes.