Detroit, MI
Metro Detroit hospitals announce first babies born in the New Year
Metro Detroit parents are welcoming their own New Year’s babies.
Baby boy Ka’Von was born 14 seconds into 2024 at DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital in Detroit to parents Keshana Brooks and Raekwon Watkins, both from Detroit, according to a new release from the hospital system.
Just 34 seconds into January 1, baby Arielle Byrd was born to mother Areona Evans and father Donte Dyrd at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, the health system said in a news release.
The celebration of the first baby of the year is a long-running tradition. Hospitals frequently announce the first baby born on New Year’s Day, and some families are awarded diapers or other supplies for infants.
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