Several metro area hospital systems delivered their first babies of the year Monday.
At Emory University Midtown Hospital, baby girl Xeven was born to parents Kyra and Emmanuel at 12:45 a.m. Monday. Xeven was born a week earlier than her initial due date, weighing 5 pounds, 12.8 ounces.
Later in the morning at Emory Decatur Hospital, baby boy Pierce arrived at 6:31 a.m. Monday. Parents Rachel and Shawn say he weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces. They are so happy to welcome him into the family.
At Emory Johns Creek Hospital, baby girl Aubrey was born at 11:02 a.m., also on New Year’s Day. Parents Madison and Alex say Aubrey arrived right on time. She weighed 6 pounds, 13.5 ounces.
At Piedmont Atlanta, baby Isabelle was born at 6:37 a.m., weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces to parents Stephanie and Dannon.
Credit: Emory Healthcare
Credit: Emory Healthcare
In Cartersville, at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, baby Rowan arrived to parents Dakota and Colby at 12:56 p.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 19 inches long.
“The first baby of the new year provides the same magic of a new beginning just as each new year,” said Kelly Costner, director of perinatal services at Piedmont Cartersville. “Babies are a constant source of happiness, wonder and joy and I am fortunate to have been a part of witnessing families welcome their newborns into the world for over 30 years.”
According to Piedmont Cartersville, the hospital delivers about 1,000 babies annually.
Credit: Piedmont Cartersville
Credit: Piedmont Cartersville
Northside Hospital Atlanta, one of the busiest maternity wards in the country, announced its first baby of 2024 was a girl born at 1:12 a.m. Monday to Shikha Goel and Dhruv Goyal. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 19 1/4 inches.
Shikha Goel said she is “blessed and happy” and called their new baby girl the “best New Year’s gift ever,” according to a release by the hospital. The family is originally from Delhi, India, but has lived in Atlanta for about 10 years, according to a release by Northside.
Northside is one of the busiest community hospitals in the country in terms of delivering newborns. Northside delivered 15,800 babies in 2022 at its flagship hospital on Johnson Ferry Road and 26,500 across its entire healthcare system.
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