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Jefferson NJ Nurse Gives Birth To Hospital's New Year's Baby

Caden Nguyen Tran was born at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital at 12:58 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the health system.

Caden Nguyen Tran was born at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital at 12:58 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the health system.
Caden Nguyen Tran was born at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital at 12:58 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the health system. (Jefferson Health)

A nurse in the Jefferson Health System gave birth to Jefferson Washington Township’s New Year’s Baby, the health system announced.

Caden Nguyen Tran was born at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital at 12:58 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the health system.

The newborn weighed at 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He was born to Linda Nguyen and husband, Vankiet Tran, of Pennsauken. The couple also has a three-year-old daughter, Sofia, at home.

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Linda Nguyen is a medical-surgical nurse at the hospital where she gave birth to little Caden. She thanked her delivering OB/GYN, Kelly Park, DO; nurse midwife, Jennifer Barraclough, CNM; and Labor & Delivery nurses Brigith Abreu, Alena Peterson and Colease Gamble.

“I want to share my appreciation for the awesome doctors, nurses and residents who made this experience so wonderful,” Linda Nguyen said.

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