Second lady Usha Vance announces fourth pregnancy

Second lady Usha Vance and Vice President J.D. Vance are expecting the couple’s fourth child, according to a statement from the couple. The second lady and baby Vance are both in good health, according to the statement. Mrs. Vance expressed gratitude to military doctors and staff who are caring for her and her family. She went on to characterize the pregnancy both exciting and hectic. The baby is expected in late July.

This will be the first time in modern U.S. history that a vice president’s wife has had a child while her husband is in office. The last time was more than 150 years ago, when second lady Ellen "Ella" Colfax, wife of then Vice President Schuyler Colfax, had a son.

How many children have been born to White House mothers? Jacqueline Kennedy bore her third child while her husband was in office in 1963, though the baby was premature and only survived a few days.

Frances Cleveland is the only first lady to give birth at the White House during her husband’s administration. She had two daughters during Grover Cleveland’s 1893–1897 presidency.

Dig deeper: Read this report by Carolina Lumetta on Vance’s initial bid for the vice presidential office.