Members of the community celebrated the holiday, while some parents across the county were bringing in new life for New Years. The first baby was born 10 seconds into 2025.
- Nurses suggest parents take time to plan before entering labor.
- Parents should practice skin to skin contact. This practice can reduce stress and calm down the mother and child.
- Second baby was born 12:40 at Adventist Health.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
While some of us were outside bringing in the new years, some parents were bringing in new life. I’m Eric J. Dockery your Bakersfield neighborhood reporter. Let’s say Happy Birthday to some of the newest residents of Kern County.
We would like to congratulate all parents bringing in their babies on Wednesday, as for Kern County, a baby boy was born 10 seconds into the New Year at Mercy Hospital Southwest! Following his arrival was a baby girl at 12:40 at Adventist Health.
Andres Martinez Father of the Adventist Health’s baby said “Its kind of a clean new slate. She gets to start this whole year fresh, and we get to start this whole year with her. Just going to make it count and make the best of it.”