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First Baby Born at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Baby Harper entered her 'newborn era' at 8:54 a.m. on New Year's Day

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is proud to welcome its first baby of 2024 to her newborn era.
Harper Flint was born on January 1, 2024, at 8:54 a.m. She weighed nine pounds, three ounces, and is 21.26 inches long.
Harper is the first child of Brian and Bianca Flint and is a rainbow baby. Rainbow babies are born after parents have experienced pregnancy loss. The family lives in Cary, Illinois.
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Advocate Good Shepherd was recently named one of the best hospitals for maternity care by U.S. News and World Report. The hospitals on the list were ranked on objective measures of quality, including C-section rate, lower-risk pregnancies, newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, early elective delivery rates, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures. Advocate Good Shepherd’s team welcomes more than 1,100 newborns each year.