Hello world! Area hospitals welcome first New Year’s babies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Brandy Williams’ water broke around 9:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, but her daughter Ne’Cole wouldn’t enter the world until just after midnight on New Year’s Day.

The little girl was born at 12:16 a.m., weighing 5 pounds, 2 ounces, and appears to be the first baby of the New Year in the Memphis area.

“I was, I mean, I was technically told that I wouldn’t make it past December, but I did, she came,” said Williams.

Several area hospitals welcomed their first babies of 2026…

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