Sarasota Memorial Hospital Welcomes The First Baby of 2021

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Sarasota Memorial Hospital celebrated the start of a new year, welcoming the first baby of 2021 at 1:39am. New parents Jordan Sawmiller and Quay Mays from Bradenton, Fla. welcomed a 7 pound, 12 ounce baby boy named Messiah Mays on January 1, 2021. “We knew we might have the first baby of 2021, but we weren’t sure. Then he was born and everyone was just congratulating us and so excited,” said Sawmiller. The delivery team included Arunachalam Jothivijayarani, MD and John Abu, MD, along with labor and delivery nurses Katherine Strout and Melissa Tomanski.

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