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AVH welcomes first baby of 2018 born in the Antelope Valley

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Baby Olivia and her parents were given a large gift basket that included a variety of baby items, such as an infant car seat, blankets, clothes, shoes, supplies, crib accessories and stuffed animals. [Contributed image]
LANCASTER – Antelope Valley Hospital welcomed the area’s first baby of 2018 at 3:13 a.m. on Jan. 1, officials announced Tuesday.

Olivia Bella Perez weighed in at seven pounds and measured 19.75 inches. She is the first child of Daisy Zamora and Nathan Perez.

“Everything happened so fast when I arrived at the hospital,” Zamora said. “I wasn’t even able to get an epidural.”

Baby Olivia was delivered by Melissa McCormack, M.D.

Olivia Bella Perez is the first child of Daisy Zamora and Nathan Perez.[Contributed image.]
As the community’s first baby of 2018, Olivia and her parents were given a large gift basket provided by the AVH Auxiliary that included a variety of baby items, such as an infant car seat, blankets, clothes, shoes, supplies, crib accessories and stuffed animals. Founded in 1957, the Auxiliary is a group of volunteers dedicated to raising funds through the hospital gift shops, thrift shop, bake sale and other seasonal sales events.

Reflecting on adding Olivia to her family, Zamora said, “It feels great and exciting to be a new mom.”

More than 5,400 newborns were delivered at AVH’s Women and Infants Pavilion in the past year alone.

Three years ago AVH was designated a Baby-Friendly Birth Facility, which means that the hospital has met the gold standard in maternity care operations. AVH also has received the Healthgrades® 5-Star Maternity Care Excellence Award, which recognizes hospitals that provide consistent high-quality care for women and their babies during pregnancy, delivery and the first few days after delivery.

[Information via news release from Antelope Valley Hospital.]

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6 comments for "AVH welcomes first baby of 2018 born in the Antelope Valley"

  1. Wow people on here can be so negative! Congratulations on your first baby & 1st of 2018✨❤️ You deserve nonetheless. The WIP was great to me when I had my son I’m sure you were treated the same plus more! Happy new year to the new mommy and daddy

  2. Congratulations, ignore all the negative idiots and enjoy your new baby! Very cute and happy family.

  3. All the idiots that post negative comments can leave California if you don’t [removed] like it.. your so bored you have to be online leaving rude nasty comments..you can’t control anything so [removed].

  5. You are assuming unmarried. Some women keep their maiden name. You may be right, but it is not mentioned in the article.

  6. Well, so far all the commenters are labeling themselves, making sure to take a side left or right from center. First beautiful baby born in 2018 at AVH, and hoping for a blessed life for this little one.