New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Gives Birth to Girl
- PM ‘feeling so grateful for all the kindness and best wishes’
- Baby shares birthday with last leader to give birth in office
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the world’s youngest female leader, has given birth to her first child, a daughter.
The baby, weighing 3.31 kilograms (7 pounds 3 ounces), was delivered at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday at Auckland Hospital, Ardern’s office said in a statement. Both mother and baby are doing well, it said. Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford had expected the child on June 17.