First Canadian babies of 2021 born as the clock struck midnight
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jan 1, 2021 at 12:44 pm EDT
MONTREAL A baby born in a Montreal hospital may have been the first Canadian newborn of 2021.
The Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital says a boy named Arthur was born precisely at midnight.
The infant, weighing in at seven pounds and four ounces, is the first child for parents Genevieve Beaulieu and Logan Allen.
Less than a minute later, another New Year’s baby arrived in Toronto.
The Humber River Hospital in Toronto says in a post on Twitter that parents Bich Phuy and Patrick welcomed baby Thomas 48 seconds after midnight.
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The first baby born in 2021 at the McGill University Health Centre was a long time coming.
Lara Michelle Adaszkiewicz came into this world Friday at 70 seconds past midnight. Weighing in at 8.9 pounds, she is the first child of Montrealers Aleksandra Modelewska and Martin Adaszkiewicz.
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Modelewska says the couple went directly to the hospital early Thursday after her water broke around 3:30 a.m. Neither expected their daughter to wait until the New Year to make her grand entrance.
MONTREAL A birth, reported at 8 a.m. Friday, may change the identity of the first baby to be born in Quebec in 2021. The delivery room at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal says a baby boy named Arthur was born at midnight sharp. The child weighed 7.23 pounds and is the son of Genevieve Beaulieu and Logan Allen, who welcomed their first child to the world. It seems that the birth was long overdue. A spokesperson at the hospital confirmed that Arthur is happy and healthy. A few hours earlier, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in Montreal reported that a little girl was born in at midnight, one minute and 10 seconds. Little Lara Michelle Adaszkiewicz, weighing 8.9 pounds, is the daughter of Aleksandra Modelewska and Martin Adaszkiewicz.