The first baby of 2025 born in Boston arrived just after midnight at Massachusetts General Hospital, proud hospital officials announced Wednesday.
Leah James Lombardi was born at 12:14 a.m., bringing 8 pounds, 7 ounces of joy to her parents, Jessica and Michael Lombardi.
The Saugus couple welcomed their daughter, who is their second child, as New Year’s celebrations were ringing out across Boston. She measured 20.5 inches, MGH said in a statement.
“Mother and baby are doing well,” the statement said.
Welcoming the first baby born in a new year is a point of pride for the city’s hospitals. Every year, Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston Medical and Tufts Medical centers share information “to determine which Boston hospital earns the honor of welcoming the first baby born in the city” in a new year.
“This is the first time since 2015 that MGH has had the fortune of welcoming the first Boston baby,” Mass General Brigham said.
Baby Leah won the bragging rights for MGH by a whisker.
Just 15 minutes later, over at Boston Medical Center in the South End, a baby boy named Noah was born at 12:30 a.m., hospital spokesperson Roslyn Flaherty said.
His parents, Alexandra and Sain, welcomed their son, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 1 ounce.
As of late Wednesday afternoon, a total of nine babies were born at MGH on Jan. 1, a spokesperson said.
Multiple New Year’s Day babies were also born at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess and Tufts Medical centers.
Brigham and Women’s had 16 babies born on New Year’s Day, a hospital spokesperson said.
Beth Israel Deaconess welcomed seven babies into the New Year between midnight and 12:30 p.m., said hospital spokesperson Katie Brace.
Four babies had been born at Tufts as of noon Wednesday, said hospital spokesperson Jeremy Lechan.
Their first baby was born at 6:29 a.m., Lechan said.
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