Arkansas Family Celebrates the Birth of Their 16th Child; and May be Ready for More

Arkansas Family Celebrates the Birth of Their 16th Child; and May be Ready for More

On October 19, Discovery Health Channel Delivers Encore Presentation of 14 Children and Pregnant Again! Featuring All-new Duggar Family Footage

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of Springdale, Ark., are the proud new parents of their 16th child -- Johannah Faith. The newest Duggar was born at St. Mary's Hospital on Tuesday, October 11, 2005, at 6:34 am, weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces and measuring 20 inches.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051012/DCW056 )

The Duggar household consists of 10 boys and six girls that all have names starting with J. Baby Johannah joins: Joshua, 17; Jana and John David, 15; Jill, 14; Jessa, 12; Jinger, 11; Joseph, 10; Josiah, 8; Joy-Anna, 7; Jeremiah and Jedidiah, 6; Jason, 5; James, 3; Justin, 2; and 1-year old Jackson.

"The entire family is excited to welcome another child into their lives," said Jim Bob. "Everyone is healthy and happy and doing wonderful."

In honor of the new birth, Discovery Health Channel will air an encore presentation of the first special, 14 CHILDREN AND PREGNANT AGAIN!, which introduced America to the Duggar family. Airing on Wednesday, October 19, at 8 PM (ET/PT), this intimate behind-the-scenes portrait will include updates on the Duggars with never-before-seen footage.

Discovery Health cameras continue to follow Michelle, Jim Bob and their growing family with exclusive updates, including footage from the birth of Johannah Faith in the upcoming special, RAISING YOUR 16 CHILDREN, scheduled to air on Wednesday, March 15, at 8 PM (ET/PT).

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CONTACT: Shannon Martin of Discovery Health Channel, +1-240-662-2245, cell: +1-240-893-9776, shannon_martin@discovery.com

Web site: http://www.discovery.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES: **Exclusive Interview Opportunities with Duggar Family** **Exclusive Footage and Photography Available**

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