Amal Clooney's mother has revealed that doctors initially told her to abort her pregnancy due to a placenta condition but she ignored their advice after having dreams of her future daughter's face.

Baria Alamuddin, a well known political journalist, opened up on her 'difficult' pregnancy with Amal in an interview with Vogue for a lengthy profile piece on her daughter.

'My pregnancy with Amal was a rather difficult one,' Baria said, adding that she spent two months in hospital with placenta previa.

Amal Clooney's mother Baria Alamuddin (above in October 2017) revealed that doctors initially told her to abort her pregnancy due to a placenta condition but she ignored their advice

'At some point I was told that I should lose the baby. I said no.

'I kept on having these dreams in which I would see her face and how she was going to look.'

Baria said Amal - who now has two children of her own with George Clooney - was born 'exactly' as she saw her in her dreams.

Amal, who was born in Beirut, is Baria's second daughter with her husband Ramzi Alamuddin.

They named her Amal, which means 'Hope' in Arabic, given she was born during a pause in Lebanon's civil war.

Alamuddin, a well known political journalist, opened up on her 'difficult' pregnancy with Amal in an interview with Vogue for a length profile piece on her daughter Amal

Baria said Amal - who now has two children of her own with George Clooney (pictured above in September 2017) - was born 'exactly' as she saw her in her dreams

The Alamuddins were always travelling around given Baria's job as a journalist and Ramzi's career as vice president of the Universal Federation of Travel Agents' Association, which consults with the United Nations.

When Amal was young the family moved to London where she excelled at school.

Amal herself said: 'I wanted to do well academically. But it was equally important to do things in an effortless manner.'

Her mother added: 'All my family, we are party animals. Amal partied hard and worked hard.'

She also said that Amal always strove to be both serious and chic. Baria said her daughter would often raid her closet.

Amal, who was born in Beirut, is Baria's second daughter with her husband Ramzi Alamuddin

Sweet: Amal said their 10-month-old twins Ella and Alexander have already said their first words and climb in bed with the couple between six and 8am

'She would come and grab a series of shoes and bags and whatever,' Baria said.

Intriguing: Read the full interview in the May issue of US Vogue

'I'd say, 'What are you doing?' She'd give me this legal argument that went on and on.'

Speaking of her own children - 10-month-old twins Ella and Alexander - Amal said they have already said their first words and climb into bed with the couple between 6am and 8am.

She said coyly: 'We've had some 'Mamas' and 'Dadas.' George was very careful to ensure that 'Mama' was the first word.'

Amal noted that their routine is easier now than when they were first born as the bed was full of 'weird cushions and pillows and machines,' at that time.

The interviewer noted that George made a FaceTime call to Amal during the chat where he asked after the 'knuckleheads' (the twins).

'This is the first time since their birth that he's been away, and the separation has nagged at him more than he'd expected,' Amal said.