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New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a daughter on Thursday, announcing the news in an Instagram post.

Why it matters: Ardern is just the second elected world leader to have a child while in office, per the AP. Benazir Bhutto had a daughter while serving as Pakistan's prime minister in 1990.

New Zealand's prime minister gives birth to daughter

She's just the second elected world leader to have a child while holding office.

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner, Clarke Gayford, with their newborn.  Photo: Jacinda Ardern/Instagram

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New Zealand&#x27;s prime minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a daughter on Thursday, announcing the news <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="in an Instagram post" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BkRrm87F8Cb/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=jacindaardern" data-vars-content-id="156b5d37-802f-4645-b265-c71135468dfa" data-vars-headline="New Zealand&#x27;s prime minister gives birth to daughter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BkRrm87F8Cb/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=jacindaardern" target="_blank">in an Instagram post</a>.Why it matters: Ardern is just the second elected world leader to have a child while in office, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per the AP" data-vars-click-url="https://apnews.com/eeee4a4e0cf7449aabc53b48c788d376/New-Zealand-leader-welcomes-newborn-girl-%27to-our-village" data-vars-content-id="156b5d37-802f-4645-b265-c71135468dfa" data-vars-headline="New Zealand&#x27;s prime minister gives birth to daughter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://apnews.com/eeee4a4e0cf7449aabc53b48c788d376/New-Zealand-leader-welcomes-newborn-girl-%27to-our-village" target="_blank">per the AP</a>. Benazir Bhutto had a daughter while serving as Pakistan&#x27;s prime minister in 1990.

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New Zealand's prime minister gives birth to daughter

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