Welcome New Year's Baby!
January 03, 2025
HSHS St. John’s Hospital proudly welcomed Aar’ion Henderson as the first baby born at the hospital and in Springfield in 2025 to Arion Malone of Springfield.
He was born at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, weighing 5 pounds, 8.8 ounces and measuring 18.75 inches long.
HSHS St. John’s Women and Infants Center staff presented Aar’ion’s mom with a basket of gifts in celebration of his birth as St. John’s 2025 New Year’s Baby.
For others expecting in 2025, the care team encourages moms-to-be to contact St. John’s to schedule a tour and to sign up for birthing classes. Visit here.
As a Level III Perinatal Center, St. John's offers the highest level of care for mothers and babies in south-central Illinois. The Women and Infants Center welcomes more than 2,000 babies every year, and the antenatal unit (located within the Women and Infants Center) is staffed by maternal/fetal medicine specialists 24/7 for expectant mothers who may need extra care during their pregnancy for issues such as pre-term labor or high blood pressure.
Photo caption: Arion Malone proudly introduces new son Aar’ion Henderson as HSHS St. John’s Hospital’s New Year’s Baby of 2025. Aar’ion was born at St. John’s at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
He was born at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, weighing 5 pounds, 8.8 ounces and measuring 18.75 inches long.
HSHS St. John’s Women and Infants Center staff presented Aar’ion’s mom with a basket of gifts in celebration of his birth as St. John’s 2025 New Year’s Baby.
For others expecting in 2025, the care team encourages moms-to-be to contact St. John’s to schedule a tour and to sign up for birthing classes. Visit here.
As a Level III Perinatal Center, St. John's offers the highest level of care for mothers and babies in south-central Illinois. The Women and Infants Center welcomes more than 2,000 babies every year, and the antenatal unit (located within the Women and Infants Center) is staffed by maternal/fetal medicine specialists 24/7 for expectant mothers who may need extra care during their pregnancy for issues such as pre-term labor or high blood pressure.
Photo caption: Arion Malone proudly introduces new son Aar’ion Henderson as HSHS St. John’s Hospital’s New Year’s Baby of 2025. Aar’ion was born at St. John’s at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
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