Sarah Palin's daughter gives birth to a son-report

Source: Agencies  |   2008-12-30  |     ONLINE EDITION

ALASKA Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol has given birth to a son, People magazine reported yesterday.

The 7 lb 4oz (3.3 kilogram) baby was born on Sunday in Palmer, Alaska, and is named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, reported People, who spoke to Sarah Palin's aunt Colleen Jones.

"The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited," Jones told the magazine. The couple have said they plan to marry.

The governor's office declined to comment on the report.

Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 2008 election, revealed during the campaign her 18-year-old daughter was pregnant and that Levi Johnston was the father.

The pregnancy briefly became a campaign issue when it became known during the Republican National Convention.

Johnston's mother, Sherry, was arrested on drug charges earlier this month after an undercover narcotics investigation.