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Ardern's daughter, Neve, was in the audience while her mother was addressing the assembly while her father, Clarke Gayford, was holding the baby.
"I want to normalize it," she told Christiane Amanpour of CNN about Neve's presence at a professional event.
"If we want to make workplaces more open, we need to recognize the logistical challenges … by being more open, it could create a path for other women.
Ardern is just the second world leader to have a child while he was stationed after former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
After giving birth on June 21, Ardern took six weeks off before returning to work. Her husband, TV presenter, stays home to take care of Neve.
"What I constantly recognize is that I have assistants who help Clarke manage her career and be our primary caregiver," she said.
"What struck me was the number of men and women who said" we are doing the same thing. "There is a lot of talk … and we also have to normalize this. "
Ardern, the youngest Prime Minister in the country for 150 years, believes the New Zealand public is helping to manage a young child during his tenure.
She says that the avant-garde nature of the public has been extremely supportive since she announced her pregnancy.
"I would classify ourselves as incredibly progressive," she said of New Zealanders.
"The fact that I am the third woman Prime Minister, I never grew up believing that my kind would hinder what I wanted.
"I salute the women who came before me and I recognize the New Zealanders that they welcomed me with a child … the positivity outweighs the negativity.I am proud of the nation."
