Northside Hospital Welcomes First Baby of 2015

Submitted by Northside Hospital

Veronica Landaverde and fiancé Austin Childs of Marietta welcomed their first child, Amelia Luna Childs, into the world at 10 seconds past midnight, Thursday, Jan. 1, at Northside Hospital in Sandy Springs.

Amelia was the first baby born at Northside Hospital on New Year’s Day. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20 1/4 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well.

Amelia was originally due on Christmas Day. However, when Veronica didn’t go into labor on her own, her doctor decided to induce on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 31. By 11 p.m., labor was not progressing as hoped, so a cesarean section was performed.

Landaverde said that never in her wildest dreams did she imagine to have the first baby of the New Year and all of the media attention around it.

“It feels weird; it’s different,” she added. “I thought she would come earlier.”

“When they told us that we were going back to get a c-section... I looked up at the clock and it was about 11:30 and I thought it was going to be close, but I didn’t know it’d be that close,” said Austin.

When asked how it feels to be a new mom and have her beautiful new baby, Landaverde said “it’s probably one of the best feelings.”

“It’s definitely my number one New Year’s,” she added.

Photo credits: Northside Hospital