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Friday, January 6, 2012

New Year baby arrives at Mooresville hospital

MOORESVILLE, Ind. –The clock struck 7:36 a.m on Jan. 5 – and Layla Blackburn became the first baby born in 2012 at Franciscan St. Francis Health-Mooresville.

Layla weighed in at 7 pounds and 8.3 ounces, and measured 21.5 inches long. She is the daughter of Amanda Mendenhall and Brandon Blackburn.


In 2011, 429 babies were born at Franciscan St. Francis Health-Mooresville. The hospital provides parents of the first New Year baby with a gift basket.

Each time a child is born at the hospital, Brahms Lullaby
chimes throughout the hospital via the public address system.