The 35-year-old actress from High School Musical made her pregnancy public at the Oscars in March by showing up in a black gown that hugged her tummy.
On Wednesday, Hudgens was observed departing a Santa Monica, California, hospital.
She was holding her newborn while being wheeled to a waiting automobile.
Hudgens had wished her husband a happy birthday on Instagram the same day he turned 28.
To my little piece of heaven, happy birthday,” she wrote. “You simply being yourself brightens the world.
The couple is still keeping the gender and anticipated delivery date of the baby a secret.
This is Hudgens’ first kid with Major League Baseball star Tucker, whom she married in Mexico in December of last year.