PM Jacinda Ardern gives birth to baby girl

It’s a baby girl for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the buzz is being all over the world. Ardern’s pregnancy and childbirth is significant as she’s the first world leader to give birth in office since Benazir Bhutto, the prime minister of Pakistan did in 1990.

Interestingly Jacinda Ardern’s baby girl shares a birthday with the late Prime Minister too:

& she delivered on June 21st – Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s Birthday 💗 https://t.co/B474YVPW9A

— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) June 21, 2018

Ardern’s office confirmed she gave birth to a “healthy baby girl”, weighing 3.31 kilograms, at 4.45pm on Thursday.

Ardern shared a photo of her and partner Clarke Gayford with their new arrival on Instagram, saying: “Welcome to our village we one.”

Welcome to our village wee one. Feeling very lucky to have a healthy baby girl that arrived at 4.45pm weighing 3.31kg (7.3lb) Thank you so much for your best wishes and your kindness. We’re all doing really well thanks to the wonderful team at Auckland City Hospital.

A post shared by Jacinda Ardern (@jacindaardern) on Jun 20, 2018 at 11:14pm PDT

There were well wishes sent from Helen Clark in NZ:

Congratulations to @jacindaardern & Clarke Gayford on the birth of their new baby 👶 daughter. It’s a proud day for Jacinda and Clarke, and for all of us who love seeing #genderequality in action in the choices #NewZealand’s 🇳🇿#FirstFamily have made. Here’s my video congratulating them both.

A post shared by Helen Clark (@helenclarknz) on Jun 21, 2018 at 10:06am PDT

Also well wishes from the US ambassador here in NZ!

Wonderful news! Huge congrats to 🇳🇿 Prime Minister @jacindaardern and @NZClarke on the birth of their baby girl! A warm welcome to the world! Wishing the family health, happiness, and all joy in the world. Tēnā koe i tō tamāhine. Ngā mihi mahana.

— Ambassador Brown 🇺🇸 (@USAmbNZ) June 21, 2018

UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Australia’s Labor Party leader Bill Shorten also congratulated the couple on the birth.

Congratulations to @JacindaArdern and @NZClarke on the birth of your little girl. https://t.co/jSqoQj2tyX

— Theresa May (@theresa_may) June 21, 2018

Wonderful news! Congrats @jacindaardern + @NZClarke https://t.co/ke08VnrTIS

— Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) June 21, 2018

A big congratulations are in order for Miss Ardern, we’ll see you in 6 weeks! 

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