Wellington
\nNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday, the first world leader in nearly 30 years to have a child while in office.<\/p>\n
In a post on her official Instagram account, Ardern said the baby arrived at 4.45 pm and weighed 3.31 kg, CNN reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you so much for your best wishes and your kindness. We\u2019re all doing really well thanks to the wonderful team at Auckland City Hospital,\u201d she said in her post.<\/p>\n
Ardern, 37, was admitted to the hospital earlier in the day. Her expected due date had been June 17.<\/p>\n
She was elected in October and had announced her pregnancy in January via Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cClarke and I are really excited that in June our team will expand from two to three, and that we\u2019ll be joining the many parents out there who wear two hats,\u201d Ardern said in the post.<\/p>\n
Excitement and anticipation had been building over the last few days, with many media outlets setting up live blogs to track the latest developments.<\/p>\n
Jessie Chiang, a New Zealand Radio reporter, tweeted that she and other journalists had been at the hospital since 6 am. \u201cNo baby yet…but they are feeding the media,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
Another outlet even put together a baby-themed playlist to \u201chelp bring her bub into the world\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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