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美国阿肯色州的39岁妇女米歇尔·达戈尔日前成功生下了第16个孩子。这是最近8年来，达戈尔家降生的首个女儿，他们也因此而兴奋不已。
据美联社10月12日报道，这个新出生的女婴被她父母称为约翰娜·费思·达戈尔，她是在10月11日的上午6点半降生的。约翰娜出生时的体重有7磅6.5盎司。
女婴的父亲吉姆·鲍勃·达戈尔是该州的前任代表。他于10月12日表示，目前，母亲和新生儿的情况都很不错。他说，约翰娜是最近8年中，他们家迎来的第1个女儿，因此她的降生让大家兴奋不已。
现年40岁的吉姆还表示，他和妻子还想要更多的孩子。他说：“我们都很喜爱孩子，我们觉得每个孩子都是上帝对我们的恩赐。我曾经问过米歇尔，是否还想要更多的孩子，她说是，如果上帝想赐给我们更多，她都会欣然接受。”
报道说，美国的探索健康频道已经将约翰娜的降生拍成了电影，并计划在明年5月播放这个18口之家的生活故事。另外，学习频道也将从另一方面向人们介绍这个与众不同的大家庭。该频道将展示达戈尔家的家居计划——一所7000平方英尺的大房子预计在圣诞节前完工，达戈尔一家修建这所房子已经花费了两年的时间。这所房子将拥有9间浴室、供男孩女孩居住的宿舍式卧室、1个大众厨房、4台洗衣机和4台衣物干燥机。
报道说，米歇尔在他们结婚后4年，也就是她21岁的时候生下了第1个孩子。他们的其他孩子还包括两对双胞胎。而且，每个孩子的名字都是以字母“J”开头的，最大的17岁，最小的才刚刚降生。
Michelle Duggar just delivered her 16th child, and she's already thinking about doing it again.
Johannah Faith Duggar was born at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces.
The baby's father, Jim Bob Duggar, a former state representative, said Wednesday that mother and child were doing well.
He said Johannah's birth was especially exciting because it was the first time in eight years the family has had a girl.
Jim Bob Duggar, 40, said he and Michelle, 39, want more children.
"We both just love children and we consider each a blessing from the Lord. I have asked Michelle if she wants more and she said yes, if the Lord wants to give us some she will accept them," he said.
The Discovery Health Channel filmed Johannah's birth and plans to air a show about the family of 18 next May.
The Learning Channel is doing another show about the family's construction project, a 7,000-square foot house that should be finished before Christmas. The home, which the family has been building for two years, will have nine bathrooms, dormitory-style bedrooms for the girls and boys, a commercial kitchen, four washing machines and four dryers.
Jim Bob Duggar, who sells real estate, previously lost his bid for the U.S. Senate. He said he expects to run for the state Senate next year but isn't ready to make a formal announcement.
Michelle Duggar had her first child at age 21, four years after the couple married.
Their children include two sets of twins, and each child has a name beginning with the letter "J".
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