The first baby born this year at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City was a girl, born at 12:29 a.m., growing a family by one at the top of 2026.
Iyla Marie Andrews, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces and reaching 20 inches long, was born to mom Marlowe Hatchett, and dad, Isaiah Andrews, of San Jose, according to the hospital.
“Iyla has rosy cheeks, big brown eyes and a head full of hair,” Hatchett said in a press release.
The parents said they’re doing well and excited for the year ahead with their daughter.
“It was an indescribable feeling when she was born,” Hatchett said in the press release. “We felt such immediate love and excitement for what’s to come on the journey of parenthood. It’s all we could ever wish for.”
A total of six babies were born at the Redwood City hospital, kicking off the new year with an ultimate new beginning for the families.
The San Mateo County Health facilities only deliver babies in emergencies, and otherwise refer patients to Stanford Hospital. No emergency births occurred Jan. 1.
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