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SALT LAKE CITY — After over 3,000 babies born at Intermountain Medical Center in 2022, the hospital is now beginning to welcome its 2023 babies —first with Baby Wynter whose mom said she is "content, happy and on her way to breastfeeding."
Wynter Kisa Magandazi was born at 12:34 Sunday morning and was the first baby born at a Utah Intermountain Healthcare hospital in 2023, and she may be the state's first baby this year.
Her parents, Madi and Jermaine Magandazi of Midvale, are happy as they welcome their first child, who is 5 lbs. and 15 oz. and 20 inches long.
"It was magical experience seeing my wife give birth. We're so grateful Wynter is here, and she is healthy," Jermaine Magandazi said in a news release Intermountain.
Madi's blood pressure was high during her 36-week check-up on Friday and the mom was admitted to the hospital. Madi said they were hoping Wynter would come on New Year's Eve, when she was induced, but the labor lasted over twelve hours pushing the birth into a new year.
Madi Magandazi thanked her midwife and Dr. Ibrahim Hammad who assisted in turning Wynter.
"My midwife was like a cheerleader. She wouldn't let me quit. I had more than 12 hours of labor, and I just wanted to be done," said Madi in the release. "I loved my care team at the hospital. Everyone that has come in has been great."
Hammad said Wynter was facing upward, which makes a delivery harder and longer. He helped rotate the baby so she was facing downward to help both the mother and the baby.
Madi and Jermaine received a prize basket to celebrate the first birth of the new year with donations from Utah-based baby companies.
