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First babies born on New Year’s Day at The Mother Baby Center

Happy New Year!

The Mother Baby Center, a partnership between Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota, rang in 2024 by welcoming adorable babies born on New Year’s Day. Little Moira and Roman are the first girl and boy born at The Mother Baby Center at Abbott Northwestern and Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis this year. Moira was born at 4:14 a.m. weighing 7 pounds and 4.4 ounces, measuring 19 inches long. Roman came into the world at 9:49 a.m. weighing 8 pounds and 1 ounce, measuring 20 1/4 inches long.

The Mother Baby Center offers personalized care, expert guidance, and maternal-fetal specialty services throughout the childbirth journey at its Minneapolis, St. Paul and Coon Rapids locations. More than 10,000 babies combined are welcomed into the world at the centers each year.

Baby Roman
Baby Roman
Baby Moira
Baby Moira

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