Penn State Health welcomes first babies of 2023
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The first baby born in 2023 at Penn State Health entered the world early on New Year’s Day at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in Hershey. Kawon Kilo Mooring was born at 4:12 a.m. to Rebeca E. Henriquez-Membreno and the late Kawon C. Mooring of West Lawn, Pa. Little Kawon weighed 3 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 16 inches long. He shares a birthday with his mom’s cousin.
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Little Maeve Sharp was born at 3:37 p.m. on New Year’s Day at Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center.
Over at Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, Kirsten and Kyle Sharp welcomed their baby girl, Maeve Sharp, into the world at 3:37 p.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21 inches long. The Sharps are from Dillsburg in York County.
Meantime, the New Year’s babies born at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center included Aviean Landor. He clocked in at 7:23 p.m., weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long.
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