THE CHEW's Daphne Oz Welcomes Baby Girl!

At 10:03 p.m., ET, Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Daphne Oz, co-host of ABC's "The Chew," and her husband, John Jovanovic, welcomed the birth of their first child, a daughter, in a local New York City hospital. The baby girl weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, 20.5 inches long.

"Mom and baby are doing very well. We feel so blessed," said John.

Ms. Oz first revealed she was expecting during the Season Three premiere of "The Chew" on September 10, 2013. She is currently on maternity leave and is expected to return to "The Chew" in late April.

Celebrating and exploring life through food, "The Chew" is an innovative and groundbreaking daytime series co-hosted by a dynamic group of engaging, fun, relatable experts in food, lifestyle, and entertaining. Produced by Gordon Elliott's Chew Productions for the ABC Television Network, "The Chew" serves up everything food -- from cooking and home entertaining to food trends, restaurants, holidays and more -- all aimed at making life better, fuller and more fun. Featuring celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Michael Symon, and Carla Hall, entertaining expert Clinton Kelly and health and wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz, "The Chew" is a leap forward into a delicious new kind of lifestyle series.

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