Here comes the baby: How the world is reacting to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in labour

Good wishes are flying in from around the world as Jacinda Ardern's office announced she had gone into labour.

The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed Ardern arrived at Auckland City Hospital at 5.50am, with her partner Clarke Gayford, 40, to have her baby.

At Parliament, Ardern was top of the conversation when EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom arrived at the Beehive this morning to meet her counterpart David Parker to launch EU–New Zealand trade negotiations.

"I'm so happy to be here and of course all your thoughts are with the Prime Minister," she said.

"I hope that everything goes well today and we are also giving birth to something today which is the launch of our free trade agreement which is, of course, a very special opportunity."

Malmstrom is a mother of two.

Famous faces born on June 21

If Ardern and Gayford's baby is born today it will share a birthday with royals, philosophers, human rights activists and musicians.

On this day, 36 years ago, Diana, Princess of Wales, gave birth to her first child, Prince William, at St Mary's Hospital in London.

A year later, in 1983, United States National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden was born.

Also sharing the date of June 21 are Indonesian President Joko Widodo, United States musician Lana Del Rey and the late French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre,

The news of Ardern going into labour this morning has sparked news coverage around the world.

The New York Times is leading the international coverage, posting a story under the headline "Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's Prime Minister, is expected to have her baby soon".

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, is expected to have her baby soon https://t.co/uxNSx9tNMz pic.twitter.com/U2Pt7OFMjC

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) June 20, 2018

CNN has joined the coverage too, noting Ardern is the "first pregnant world leader since 1990".

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the first pregnant world leader in nearly 30 years, has been admitted to the hospital to give birth, her office said. Her expected due date was June 17. https://t.co/1lswXy60AA pic.twitter.com/tOIubxvLHA

— CNN (@CNN) June 20, 2018

Over the ditch, Australian news outlets have also been quick onto the impending birth.

Sky News posted a "Just In" tweet this morning, revealing the news to their audience.

JUST IN: New Zealand Prime Minister @jacindaardern has been taken to Auckland Hospital to have her first child.

BACKGROUND: https://t.co/O8fi6DWL4n pic.twitter.com/pCUkIscpMB

— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) June 20, 2018

Kiwis are also reacting across social media this morning at the news.

#BREAKING 👶👶👶👶👶 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been admitted to hospital. BABY TIME! http://www.thehits.co.nz/news/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-in-labour-with-her-first-child/

Posted by The Hits on Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Everytime I hear about @jacindaardern pending/actual labour it makes me teary with pride in our small forward thinking country.

— Grace Maguire (@WhatWudGraceDo) June 20, 2018

Labour volunteers messaged me in excitement early morning about @jacindaardern & @NZClarke baby. So I am sipping tea on the balcony and looking at the hospital from across the road like one of those royal baby watchers outside Lindo wing at St Mary’s hospital pic.twitter.com/wKTq1B9h2w

— Dr Gaurav Sharma (@gmsharmanz) June 20, 2018

Famous people born on June 21

Prince William, 1982
Joko Widodo, Indonesia president, 1961
Lana Del Rey, musician - June 21, 1985
Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower, 1983
Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher, 1905
Benazir Bhutto, former Pakistan prime minister and first female leader of a Muslim nation (also the first head of government to give birth while in office), 1953
Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer and human rights activist and first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (2003), 1947