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She usually exudes something of a superwoman persona - pinging back into shape mere weeks after giving birth, and preaching the virtues of her organic lifestyle.

But model mother Miranda Kerr has revealed for the first time that her natural birth with baby Flynn was far more difficult than she first let on.

In a new interview, Miranda reveals: 'I actually thought I was going to die at one point and left my body.'

'The pain was so intense': Miranda Kerr tells InStyle magazine that she thought she was going to die during labour with baby Flynn

Speaking to Australian InStyle magazine, the 28-year-old says: 'I was looking down on myself - the pain was so intense.

'I kept thinking, "how do women do this?" But if other women have done this, I can do it too. I was determined.'

All Miranda had said of her labour previously was that it was 'long and difficult.'

Fighting fit: The supermodel insists that she wouldn't have minded losing her famous figure as long as she had a healthy son

Grecian goddess: Miranda Kerr looks stunning on the cover of Australian InStyle, while she discusses her difficult labour with baby Flynn

The Victoria's Secret Angel poses for the cover of the magazine in a Grecian-style gold gown with a plunging neckline and slit that shows off plenty of leg and cleavage.

Despite the Australian insisting that she was not afraid of her famous figure changing after childbirth, she has clearly had little trouble regaining her pre-pregnancy body.

'(Flynn is) a big baby, 4.5 kilograms at birth, and I thought to myself, "I have so much more that I want to do aside from modelling. I can live with my body not being in shape if I have a healthy son. It’s worth it".'

She also tells the magazine that Orlando is a hands-on father, and that the couple share parenting duties equally.

'It's whoever has their hands free,' Miranda says. 'When I'm not working we don't have a nanny.

'Some nights we have a lady who comes in to help out but he [Flynn] is getting better at sleeping now, so not as often. And if I need to get on a plane for one day of work, I pump my milk and put it into the freezer for Orlando.'

To read the full interview, visit www.InStylemag.com.au

Shared parenting: Miranda, who welcomed Flynn in January, says she and Orlando share duties equally - 'whoever has their hands free'