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17th June 2004

Cox women both have baby girls

Both Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox and Friends star Courtney Cox gave birth to baby girls over the weekend.

Sara and her dance DJ husband Jon Carter celebrated the arrival of 7lb 11oz Lola Anne Carter at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth in north London, on Sunday afternoon.

The couple were said to be 'bowled over' at the birth of their first child and issued a statement saying "We want to thank everyone at St John's and St Elizabeth's hospital, especially Rachel our midwife."

A spokesman for Radio 1 said both mother and daughter were in very good health.

Across the Atlantic, Courtney Cox and her husband, David Arquette, were delighted at the arrival of Coco Arquette, early on Sunday morning.

The couple, who married in 1999, suffered several miscarriages before finally falling pregnant with Coco and have talked openly about their struggles to have a baby.

In sitcom Friends, Courtney's character Monica has struggled with similar issues.

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