The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern has given birth to her first child, a girl.

This makes her only the second elected leader in modern history to give birth while in office.

Ms Ardern was admitted to a hospital in the city of Auckland early on Thursday morning, four days after her due date.

The 37 year old will take six weeks of maternity leave, and has now passed on her duties to Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters.

However, she said she would remain in charge by continuing to read cabinet papers during her time away.

Ms Ardern broke news of the birth on social media, saying she felt very lucky and thanking staff at the hospital in Auckland.

In a statement, she also said:

"I'm sure we're going through all of the emotions new parents go through, but at the same time feeling so grateful for all the kindness and best wishes from so many people. Thank you.

Ms Ardern, who was elected in October, announced in January that she and her partner Clarke Gayford were expecting a baby.

"I am not the first woman to multitask. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby; there are many women who have done this before," she had said earlier this year in an interview with Radio New Zealand

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She is the youngest prime minister the country has had since 1856.

In 1990, Benazir Bhutto gave birth to a daughter while serving as Pakistan's prime minister, a first for an elected world leader.

https://lailasnews.com/new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/

Ok

Sho mo age anty Prime Minister?

What's the meaning of afonja please?

Olorun awo oooo

Not like the RECYCLED THIEVES we have here in naija

Standardcosting:
Never in Nigeia

Getting to an age where you become docile/impotent is a requirement for presidency

he he he u want make Nigerian get female president

Nice one

Wawu

Young rulers who majority of their citizens can relate with. Not these oldies who offer no news of joy or hope that we parade here.


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Wow..
Seems this is baby gal season...we welcomed a beautiful baby gal to the family, 4am today...

Congratulations to them n bigger congrats to all new/fresh parents across the globe....

Welcome

So the man go be first man

Buhari is an aged she goat!

Awwwn,

beautiful

just six weeks.

but here in Nigerian it is three months and i heard the other day they are even planning to make it four months

AT PRIME MIN At 37? Nigeria Where Art Thou? quo Vardis Nigeria? See As Her Country De Important To Her She Is Taking Six Weeks Out Of The Traditional 12 Weeks Maternity Leave

In Nigeria youth are still the leader of tomorrow not today

and some yeye women will tell u that because of some work/careers they can't give birth except after some years- which work is more serious than that of a prime minister?

This is just great.

Obama failed me in many ways.. Chief amongst them is his not having a black child produced in the White House. Anyway there is hope. Kanye west will make my dream come thorough... Ye' for president. Somebody say amen and sip Codeine to that.

She kinda look older than the guy anyway...

And we have a president that is too old to even get an Erection

Woooow. Congratss to my kind of woman

Where are all those "old newspaper" NL boys throlling girls here to goan marry? Behold, this lady is 37!

My advice to any strong woman doing legal hussle is to find your footing first. Don't be a liablity to another man in the name of "marry early". Be independent. Earn your own cash and respect. Naija economy no strong o, even the guys are not finding it funny.

Medical science has developed so much that child birth at 30's and 40's can be managed without complications. Don't be scared. Don't focus on your age. Go get it!

Nuff said. Hehehe

Let me further burst your brain.

Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand is not married. In fact she is having this child with her boyfriend who met 5 years ago.

Just imagine, imagine say na Nigeria. We no go hear word again, e go be baby mama this, baby that.

Congratulations to you madam.
I congratulate you more for accepting to procreate to populate the world.
Humans must fill the earth and not robots or beasts.

Congratulations to her!!