New Zealand PM Jacinda Arden Back to Work Six Weeks After Giving Birth

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern, carries her newborn baby Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford with her partner Clarke Gayford in New Zealand, August 1, 2018. Derek Henderson/New Zealand Prime Minister’s Office/Handout via Reuters

WELLINGTON—New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returned to work on Aug. 2 just six weeks after delivering her first child, having become the first premier in the nation’s history to take maternity leave while in office.