Alicia Vikander finally confirms that she's a new mom weeks after being photographed with a baby

• Actress Alicia Vikander told PEOPLE that she and her husband, Michael Fassbender, have welcomed their first child together.
• She told PEOPLE that ther baby was born earlier this year.
• Vikander and Fassbender were pictured with a child last month.

Actress Alicia Vikander has revealed that she and her husband, Michael Fassbender, are new parents weeks after being pictured with a baby.

Vikander told PEOPLE in an interview published on Wednesday that they quietly welcomed their first child together earlier this year.

"I now have a whole new understanding of life in general," she said. "That's pretty beautiful, and obviously will give a lot to any of my work in the future."

It's unclear exactly when Vikander and Fassbender's child was born.

The couple was seen traveling with a child in early August, according to pictures published by the Daily Mail.

Vikander and Fassbender met in 2014 on the set of "The Light Between Oceans," PEOPLE reported. They wed in 2017.