"While much of the city was ringing in the new year, Oumy Niang gave birth to the Big Apple's first resident of the year at Harlem Hospital, right at the stroke of midnight. The yet-to-be-named baby girl weighs 7 pounds, 2.8 ounces and measures 21.26 inches. She is the fifth child of Oumy Niang and Amadou Niang; three of the couple's previous children were also born at Harlem Hospital."
"Both mother and baby are doing well under the care of certified nurse-midwives Lynn and Simone Chang, along with registered nurse Selena Chen. Devin Lewis expressed his gratitude to the Maimonides team. "Simone, the midwife group, the nurses, and the whole staff at Maimonides were great," Lewis said. "We are immensely grateful to Maimonides for supporting us as we begin our journey with our baby boy and our new family of four.""
Oumy Niang delivered New York City's first baby of 2026 at Harlem Hospital at the stroke of midnight; the daughter weighed 7 pounds, 2.8 ounces and measured 21.26 inches. She is the fifth child of Oumy and Amadou Niang, and three previous children were also born at Harlem Hospital. Brooklyn's first newborn arrived hours later at Maimonides Medical Center when Noah Joseph Lewis was born at 2:22 a.m.; he weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20 inches. Parents Chelsea Modeste Lewis and Devin Lewis are Flatbush residents. Both mother and baby are doing well under certified nurse-midwives Phyllis Lynn and Simone Chang and registered nurse Selena Chen. Maimonides Health delivers approximately 6,000 babies each year and has invested in pediatric and emergency services, including an expanded Children's Emergency Department to provide faster, specialized care.
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