11:15 04 May 2013
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have asked friends and family members to donate cash to the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago instead of sending them traditional baby presents. The couple was praised by their recipient for their generosity.
The recipient, Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago released a statement applauding the couple. It reads: "Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West for their thoughtfulness and support of the hospital.
"Funds donated on behalf of Kardashian and West will be directed to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Fund which will help care for the most critically ill babies and their families.”
Reality star Kim Kardashian is due to give birth this summer.