NEW HAVEN, CT— A Hamden newborn can claim the title first “New Year’s baby” in New Haven.
Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital welcomed their first baby of the new year, born at 12:17 a.m. to Patrick Smith and Ann Werner of Hamden.
Their son, Declan Richard Smith, weighed in an 6 pounds, 3.5 ounces and is the family’s first child.
Mother and baby are doing well, the hospital says.