Kids & Family

Meet The 1st Baby Of 2022 Born At Newark Beth Israel Hospital

Zayden Sire was due to arrive in mid-January, but gave his parents a New Year's surprise instead.

The first baby of 2022 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center was born on New Year’s day.
The first baby of 2022 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center was born on New Year’s day. (Photos courtesy of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center)

NEWARK, NJ — The first baby of 2022 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center was born on New Year’s day. And it was a pleasant surprise to his parents, hospital administrators say.

Shonicee and Brian Brimage of Newark welcomed their son, Zayden Sire, to the world at 12:37 a.m. on Jan. 1. The infant was due to arrive mid-January but he couldn’t wait and gave his mother a surprise on New Year’s Eve when her water broke.

“The family is resting comfortably in their private room in the newly-designed Mother-Baby Unit, and will join an older brother and sister at home later this evening or tomorrow morning,” hospital staff said.

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