Pittsburgh-area hospitals welcome first new babies of 2025
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The first new babies of 2025 are being celebrated at hospitals throughout the Pittsburgh area!
UPMC, Allegheny Health Network, and St. Clair Health all welcomed babies shortly after midnight.
UPMC says Dae-Janae Hippsshelton and Jake Pertras of New Brighton, Beaver County welcomed baby Genesis into the world at 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday at Magee-Womens Hospital.
Baby Genesis came into the world weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces and measuring 19 inches long.
UPMC says baby Genesis "knows how to make an entrance" and called her the first UPMC Pittsburgh baby of the year.
Also at Magee, at the same time of 12:10, Jerricka Belt of Monroeville gave birth to baby Shiloh.
Baby Shiloh weighed in at 6 lbs., 2 oz. and measured 20 inches long.
Allegheny Health Network says that Rachel and Mark Cunningham of Richland Township, welcomed baby Luka into the world at 12:44 a.m. at AHN Wexford Hospital.
Baby Luka weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz. and measured just over 20 inches long.
AHN says that as part of celebrating baby Luka being born, the family will receive a year's worth of free diapers and a lifetime gift of swim lessons.
St. Clair Health announced that a baby was born at their hospital just 10 seconds after midnight.
The hospital says that baby William was born to parents Evan and Frank of Washington, Pa. on Wednesday.
Baby William weighed in at 6 lbs., 9 oz.
"Congratulations to the happy family," the hospital said.
