Courteney Cox has baby girl

Former Friends star Courteney Cox and her husband, actor David Arquette, became parents early yesterday, after years of trying, People magazine reported.

Cox, who turns 40 tomorrow, gave birth to a girl in an unidentified Los Angeles hospital, according to a report on the website for People magazine, www.people.com

The magazine said Cox checked into the hospital on Saturday, a week before the baby's due date and was in labour through the night. The baby has yet to be named, it said.

Cox and Arquette, 32, have discussed their attempts to carry a baby to term, including in vitro fertilisations and Cox's miscarriages.

Cox has just finished the 10th and final season of NBC's popular sitcom, Friends. The couple are co-producers of a home decorating show, Mix It Up.