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Hickory Hills Couple Welcomes First 2025 Baby Born At Advocate Christ
Mahmoud and Shur0ug Abdedeen welcome daughter, Julia, who made her debut at 1:20 a.m. Jan. 1, 2025.

OAK LAWN, IL — Mahmoud and Shuroug Abdedeen had a special delivery early Wednesday morning on New Year’s Day.
Baby Julia Abdedeen made her debut at 1:20 a.m. Jan. 1 at Advocate Christ Medical Center. The little girl is the first baby to be born at the Oak Lawn medical center in 2025.
The parents reside in Hickory Hills. Julia is among the first babies to be born in the new year at Chicago-area Advocate hospitals.
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Julia clocked in weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches long.

Mahmoud Abdedeen holds his new baby daughter, Julia, who made her debut at 1:20 a.m. Jan. 1, 2025. | Courtesy of Advocate Health Care
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