Full house ... the Duggar family.
A woman from the US state of Arkansas has given birth to her 18th child.
Michelle Duggar delivered the baby girl by Caesarean section at Mercy Medical Centre in Rogers. The baby, named Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar, weighed 3.26kg and was 51cm long.
"The ultimate Christmas gift from God," said Jim Bob Duggar, the father of the 18 children. "She's just absolutely beautiful, like her mom and her sisters."
The Duggars now have 10 sons and eight daughters.
"We both would love to have more," he said.
The US cable network TLC broadcasts a weekly show about the Duggars, called Seventeen and Counting. Chris Finnegan of TLC - which handles public relations for the Duggar family - said the show's name would be updated to account for the latest addition to the family.
Jim Bob Duggar is 43, a year older than his wife. Their oldest child, Joshua, is 20.
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